# Glass Orb Refraction

> A clear glass sphere compresses and inverts the scene, with curved highlights separating inner and outer views.

[Web page](https://aistylebook.com/image/glass-orb-refraction/)

## About this style

A glass orb places one clear sphere in front of the source scene. The interior view compresses and inverts recognizably while the surrounding scene stays intact. Curved edges, highlights and the difference between inner and outer views establish optical thickness rather than a circular crop.

A glass sphere changes image scale and orientation through curved refraction.

An upright street outside and inverted compressed buildings inside can establish its optical thickness.

### How the style changes different subjects

- **Portrait**: The intact figure outside contrasts with a compressed or inverted fragment inside the sphere.

- **Landscape**: A small refracted scene sits within the ball while its surroundings establish scale and location.

- **Object**: The external object contrasts with its refracted image and the ball's edge highlights.

**Subjects**: Choose landscapes, buildings, flowers or offset figures with recognizable content both inside and outside the sphere.

## Visual keywords

clear sphere · inverted interior · edge compression · curved highlights · optical thickness · inner outer views

## Names and related terms

Lens-ball refraction · Crystal-ball optical effect

## Style examples

- [Portrait](https://img.aistylebook.com/ascii-artworks/glass-orb-refraction-people.png?v=e6acf994272c4af5)

- [Landscape](https://img.aistylebook.com/ascii-artworks/glass-orb-refraction-landscape.png?v=78425b422efc8d67)

- [Object](https://img.aistylebook.com/ascii-artworks/glass-orb-refraction-objects.png?v=d86fe91ef2814e8f)

## Reusable style prompt

```text
Place a single optically clear glass sphere as a refractive foreground element over the existing scene. Let the original scene remain visible around it, while a recognizable locally inverted and compressed view appears inside the sphere according to lens-ball optics. Show a crisp curved boundary, subtle thickness, edge reflections and a restrained specular highlight. Preserve the source setting and materials beyond the orb, with no invented pedestal or new environment. Avoid a flat circular crop, uniform fisheye distortion, opaque crystal or multiple decorative balls.
```

## Photo creation and prompts

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## Related styles

- [Spherical Bulge Warp](https://aistylebook.com/image/spherical-bulge-warp/): Also deforms one circular region, with bulge warping retaining continuous enlargement and bending.

- [Pressed Glass Facets](https://aistylebook.com/image/pressed-glass-facets/): Spreads refraction across repeated shallow glass facets instead of one strong sphere.

- [Fisheye Optics](https://aistylebook.com/image/fisheye-optics/): Applies spherical optical curvature across the complete frame and viewpoint.

## References

- [NASA: Wave Behaviors](https://science.nasa.gov/ems/03_behaviors/)