Wow - nice thread!

@zescanner
Only thing I would say 'bout the lampshade is the position of the light. It doesn't look as though the light-source is positioned within the bulb (even though it probably is).

I would position the light source, then play around with the material on the actual bulb, rather than the shade. The shade seems to be serving it's purpose in the scene, better than the bulb!

Pay particular attention to both the "additive" and "Blend Transparency" settings in Materials Lab.

Len.

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