Fireplace - green marble - thoughts???

I am more interested in thoughts on the marble, and yes there’s two types in the image. And yes green marble is used on fireplaces, it’s a Victorian or earlier idea.


Which one is more appealing?

Looks awesome! Love the different bricks together. Very nice detail.

The one on the left seems more realistic.

I like the more subtle variations of the one on the left. It seems to be much more realistic.

Adding an hdri image for lghting will increase the realism about 50%. Other than that maybe lower the roughness a little and increase the gloss factor. Post a screenshot of the nodes you have, but 100% you need an hdri stat.

I’d say it’s not lazy as long as it’s not overused. I always try hdr and regular lighting on every scene to see which I like better.