CLOUD COMPUTER
Surface Shader
A shader applied to the surface of a 3D model to define its appearance, affecting how it interacts with light and its overall material properties.
What is a Surface Shader in Blender?
A Surface Shader in Blender defines how light interacts with the surface of a 3D model, affecting its appearance during rendering. Surface shaders control properties like color, reflectivity, and transparency, determining how a material looks when light hits it.
Use Cases in Blender
Realistic Rendering: Simulate glass, metal, or water surfaces by controlling reflections and transparency.
Stylized Art: Create unique visual styles by manipulating surface properties.
Product Visualization: Accurate surface shaders simulate realistic materials for product renders.
Speed Up Surface Shading with Vagon
Rendering surface shaders in detailed scenes can be resource-heavy. Vagon’s cloud PCs, equipped with 48 cores, 4 x 24GB RTX-enabled NVIDIA GPUs, and 192GB of RAM, provide the performance needed for fast and efficient surface shading.
Explore how Vagon can optimize your Blender projects here, or sign up to experience it yourself!
Get Beyond Your Computer Performance
Run applications on your cloud computer with the latest generation hardware. No more crashes or lags.



Ready to focus on just creativty?
Vagon gives you the ability to enjoy, play and compete with the power of the best hardware.

Vagon Blog
Run heavy applications on any device with
your personal computer on the cloud.
San Francisco, California
Solutions
Vagon Teams
Vagon Streams
Use Cases
Resources
Vagon Blog
Screen Scraping vs Pixel Streaming: Understanding the Differences
VMware Horizon vs. Citrix: Finding the Best Solution for Your Team’s Virtual Workspace
What is Unity Render Streaming? A Complete Guide to Use Cases & Setup Guide
Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
How to Render Faster in DaVinci Resolve?
Public Cloud or Private Cloud? The Ultimate Cloud Guide for Your Business
Mastering Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts: A Guide to Efficient Video Editing
On-Premise vs. Cloud Desktops: Which Is Best for Your Team in 2025?
How to Optimize Your Unreal Engine Experience Before Implementing Pixel Streaming? (14 Tips Included)
Ready to focus on your creativity?
Vagon gives you the ability to create & render projects, collaborate, and stream applications with the power of the best hardware.
Vagon Blog
Run heavy applications on any device with
your personal computer on the cloud.
San Francisco, California
Solutions
Vagon Teams
Vagon Streams
Use Cases
Resources
Vagon Blog
Screen Scraping vs Pixel Streaming: Understanding the Differences
VMware Horizon vs. Citrix: Finding the Best Solution for Your Team’s Virtual Workspace
What is Unity Render Streaming? A Complete Guide to Use Cases & Setup Guide
Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
How to Render Faster in DaVinci Resolve?
Public Cloud or Private Cloud? The Ultimate Cloud Guide for Your Business
Mastering Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts: A Guide to Efficient Video Editing
On-Premise vs. Cloud Desktops: Which Is Best for Your Team in 2025?
How to Optimize Your Unreal Engine Experience Before Implementing Pixel Streaming? (14 Tips Included)
Vagon Blog
Run heavy applications on any device with
your personal computer on the cloud.
San Francisco, California
Solutions
Vagon Teams
Vagon Streams
Use Cases
Resources
Vagon Blog
Screen Scraping vs Pixel Streaming: Understanding the Differences
VMware Horizon vs. Citrix: Finding the Best Solution for Your Team’s Virtual Workspace
What is Unity Render Streaming? A Complete Guide to Use Cases & Setup Guide
Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
How to Render Faster in DaVinci Resolve?
Public Cloud or Private Cloud? The Ultimate Cloud Guide for Your Business
Mastering Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts: A Guide to Efficient Video Editing
On-Premise vs. Cloud Desktops: Which Is Best for Your Team in 2025?
How to Optimize Your Unreal Engine Experience Before Implementing Pixel Streaming? (14 Tips Included)
Vagon Blog
Run heavy applications on any device with
your personal computer on the cloud.
San Francisco, California
Solutions
Vagon Teams
Vagon Streams
Use Cases
Resources
Vagon Blog
Screen Scraping vs Pixel Streaming: Understanding the Differences
VMware Horizon vs. Citrix: Finding the Best Solution for Your Team’s Virtual Workspace
What is Unity Render Streaming? A Complete Guide to Use Cases & Setup Guide
Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
How to Render Faster in DaVinci Resolve?
Public Cloud or Private Cloud? The Ultimate Cloud Guide for Your Business
Mastering Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts: A Guide to Efficient Video Editing
On-Premise vs. Cloud Desktops: Which Is Best for Your Team in 2025?
How to Optimize Your Unreal Engine Experience Before Implementing Pixel Streaming? (14 Tips Included)
Vagon Blog
Run heavy applications on any device with
your personal computer on the cloud.
San Francisco, California
Solutions
Vagon Teams
Vagon Streams
Use Cases
Resources
Vagon Blog
Screen Scraping vs Pixel Streaming: Understanding the Differences
VMware Horizon vs. Citrix: Finding the Best Solution for Your Team’s Virtual Workspace
What is Unity Render Streaming? A Complete Guide to Use Cases & Setup Guide
Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
How to Render Faster in DaVinci Resolve?
Public Cloud or Private Cloud? The Ultimate Cloud Guide for Your Business
Mastering Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts: A Guide to Efficient Video Editing
On-Premise vs. Cloud Desktops: Which Is Best for Your Team in 2025?
How to Optimize Your Unreal Engine Experience Before Implementing Pixel Streaming? (14 Tips Included)
Vagon Blog
Run heavy applications on any device with
your personal computer on the cloud.
San Francisco, California
Solutions
Vagon Teams
Vagon Streams
Use Cases
Resources
Vagon Blog
Screen Scraping vs Pixel Streaming: Understanding the Differences
VMware Horizon vs. Citrix: Finding the Best Solution for Your Team’s Virtual Workspace
What is Unity Render Streaming? A Complete Guide to Use Cases & Setup Guide
Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
How to Render Faster in DaVinci Resolve?
Public Cloud or Private Cloud? The Ultimate Cloud Guide for Your Business
Mastering Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts: A Guide to Efficient Video Editing
On-Premise vs. Cloud Desktops: Which Is Best for Your Team in 2025?
How to Optimize Your Unreal Engine Experience Before Implementing Pixel Streaming? (14 Tips Included)
Vagon Blog
Run heavy applications on any device with
your personal computer on the cloud.
San Francisco, California
Solutions
Vagon Teams
Vagon Streams
Use Cases
Resources
Vagon Blog
Screen Scraping vs Pixel Streaming: Understanding the Differences
VMware Horizon vs. Citrix: Finding the Best Solution for Your Team’s Virtual Workspace
What is Unity Render Streaming? A Complete Guide to Use Cases & Setup Guide
Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
How to Render Faster in DaVinci Resolve?
Public Cloud or Private Cloud? The Ultimate Cloud Guide for Your Business
Mastering Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts: A Guide to Efficient Video Editing
On-Premise vs. Cloud Desktops: Which Is Best for Your Team in 2025?
How to Optimize Your Unreal Engine Experience Before Implementing Pixel Streaming? (14 Tips Included)
Ready to focus on your creativity?
Vagon gives you the ability to create & render projects, collaborate, and stream applications with the power of the best hardware.
Vagon Blog
Run heavy applications on any device with
your personal computer on the cloud.
San Francisco, California
Solutions
Vagon Teams
Vagon Streams
Use Cases
Resources
Vagon Blog
Screen Scraping vs Pixel Streaming: Understanding the Differences
VMware Horizon vs. Citrix: Finding the Best Solution for Your Team’s Virtual Workspace
What is Unity Render Streaming? A Complete Guide to Use Cases & Setup Guide
Everything You Need to Know About Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
How to Render Faster in DaVinci Resolve?
Public Cloud or Private Cloud? The Ultimate Cloud Guide for Your Business
Mastering Final Cut Pro Keyboard Shortcuts: A Guide to Efficient Video Editing
On-Premise vs. Cloud Desktops: Which Is Best for Your Team in 2025?
How to Optimize Your Unreal Engine Experience Before Implementing Pixel Streaming? (14 Tips Included)
Vagon Blog
Run heavy applications on any device with
your personal computer on the cloud.
San Francisco, California
Solutions
Vagon Teams
Vagon Streams
Use Cases
Resources
Vagon Blog