Every frame dated

Real frames, real dates

Every image here was rendered in a Nova development build and carries the date it was made. Nothing is retouched; frames are only cropped and resized. Demo scenes are labelled as demo scenes. Select a frame to see it larger.

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Featured renders

A ruin glowing with green spirit light floats above a stormy voxel mountain at dusk

A ruin floating above a storm mountain, 8 Oct 2026

A glowing ring and the setting sun mirrored in still water

Mirror sea at sunset, 8 Oct 2026

Shafts of sunset light streaming through a white colonnade

Sunset through a colonnade, demo scene, 8 Oct 2026

A lantern in sharp focus at night, the courtyard lights behind it blurred into bokeh

A lantern in focus, demo scene, 8 Oct 2026

An ornate white gate bathed in shafts of light and a halo of magic

A gate in shafts of light, 8 Oct 2026

A neon ring hovering over a crimson sunset sea

A neon ring over a crimson sea, 8 Oct 2026

Six spheres under one light: matte, glossy plastic, gold, chrome, glowing and glass, mirrored in a glossy floor

Six materials under one light, demo scene, 8 Oct 2026

Long soft shadows from a colonnade and trees in low afternoon sun

Long shadows in a courtyard, demo scene, 8 Oct 2026

Looking up into a backlit tree, sunlight glowing through the leaves

Sunlight through leaves, demo scene, 8 Oct 2026

Lanterns in a moonlit colonnade, demo scene, 8 Oct 2026

Daylight on a mirror-calm sea, the sky, a ring and two small figures reflected

Daylight on a mirror-calm sea, 8 Oct 2026

A long hall of stone and bookshelves, its pixel-art textures crisp from the crafting table in front to the far end

Pixel-art textures down a long hall, demo scene, 8 Oct 2026

A blocky town street with a canal, trees, a bridge and houses

Town project with a canal, 13 Aug 2026

Low sun down a stone corridor, every brick and cobble in relief

Low sun down a stone corridor, demo scene, 8 Oct 2026. Textures: Meteor 256x by Luracasmus (third-party resource pack)

A closed room lit by one ceiling light, red and green walls tinting the floor

A room lit by one ceiling light, demo scene, 8 Oct 2026

Rendered in Nova development builds. Frames are cropped and resized only.

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Off and on

One setting at a time, in demo scenes built to show it. Drag a slider, or focus it and use the arrow keys.

Shadows off: the courtyard in low sun with no cast shadows — Shadows. Low afternoon sun throws long, soft shadows from the colonnade and trees.

Shadows on: long soft shadows from the colonnade and trees — Shadows. Low afternoon sun throws long, soft shadows from the colonnade and trees.

God rays off: the colonnade at sunset with plain, clear air — God rays. Sunset light streams through the colonnade.

God rays on: shafts of sunset light stream between the columns — God rays. Sunset light streams through the colonnade.

Depth of field off: the whole night courtyard in sharp focus — Depth of field. A lantern in focus, the courtyard lights melting into bokeh.

Depth of field on: a lantern in focus, the lights behind it blurred into bokeh — Depth of field. A lantern in focus, the courtyard lights melting into bokeh.

Glow off: the lanterns along the colonnade look dull, with no halo — Glow at night. Lanterns along a moonlit colonnade, with and without their glow.

Glow on: the lanterns shine with a soft halo — Glow at night. Lanterns along a moonlit colonnade, with and without their glow.

Bounced light off: hard black shadows in a closed room — Bounced light, cropped 1:1, in a closed room lit by one ceiling light. Off: no ambient occlusion and no indirect light. On: both, filling the shadows and tinting the ceiling and floor.

Bounced light on: the shadows fill in and the ceiling picks up a red tint — Bounced light, cropped 1:1, in a closed room lit by one ceiling light. Off: no ambient occlusion and no indirect light. On: both, filling the shadows and tinting the ceiling and floor.

Bounced light off, low light: the corners and shadows go black — The same room in low light, cropped 1:1. Bounced light alone lifts the shadows and tints the floor and ceiling red and green.

Bounced light on, low light: the shadows lift and the floor by the red wall turns reddish — The same room in low light, cropped 1:1. Bounced light alone lifts the shadows and tints the floor and ceiling red and green.

Leaf translucency off: the backlit canopy is darker — Backlit leaves. Subsurface scattering lets sunlight glow through the canopy.

Leaf translucency on: sunlight glows through the leaves — Backlit leaves. Subsurface scattering lets sunlight glow through the canopy.

Material and normal maps off: the stone corridor looks flat — Material and normal maps. Low sun down a stone corridor: the pack's normal maps raise every brick and cobble, and its smoothness maps make the floor glint. The off side uses a developer diagnostic switch. Textures: Meteor 256x by Luracasmus (third-party resource pack).

Material and normal maps on: bricks and cobbles stand out in relief and the floor glints — Material and normal maps. Low sun down a stone corridor: the pack's normal maps raise every brick and cobble, and its smoothness maps make the floor glint. The off side uses a developer diagnostic switch. Textures: Meteor 256x by Luracasmus (third-party resource pack).

How these pairs were made

Each pair is the same demo scene, camera and frame, rendered in a Nova development build through its export path on 8 October 2026. Only the feature named under each pair changes between the two sides. Nothing is retouched.

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