Glossy Tiles Render like Chrome When Viewed from Behind Glass

[daly_mather]

Hi all,

I'm rendering some bathroom scenes and have run into this problem several times and it's driving me crazy. I can't figure it out, and also don't recall encountering this before.

I have glossy white subway tiles as my bathroom walls/shower floor. Whenever I render (interactive or otherwise), the tiles seen through glass (i.e. a shower door) appear like chrome. I'm guessing it might have to do with the glass settings? Refraction? I believe my glass is one of the plain default V-Ray window glass materials but I've since renamed it so I can't be sure.

I've included a shot of what the tile should look like, viewed directly, and a partially rendered shot of my problem, viewed through the glass shower door.

Any help is appreciated! Would love to solve this once and for all, and maybe learn something new about materials settings.

Thanks in advance.

[nikoleta.garkova]

Hey daly_mather,

Is it possible to share a sample project so we can have a look? You can do so via our contact form, just make sure to mention this thread in the subject.