Nice Crystal/Glow shader?

Questions & Answers
1

Hello!
I am an absolute newbie to shaders. I wanted to ask if someone more experienced can recommend a shader which would be able to create a nice crystal with glow effect (something similar to this reference: http://pre13.deviantart.net/763d/th/pre/f/2016/045/b/f/chillrend___cristalgide___fan_art_tes_by_etrelley-d9rqlio.png )
The highlights are:

-Readable edges

-Glow of the edges OR overall emision-like glow

-Good looking Specular

-Doesn’t need to be anyhow animated.

-Doesn’t need to be transparent

I have checked the most popular ones (like the free crystal shaders on the Asset Store but still they look pale with their own emissiveness. Help? :confused:

2

To get that effect, you may need multiple shaders/passes. It’d be very advanced stuff. I recommend starting with some basic shader code to familiarize yourself. Then look at the unity default shader source code to get ideas of how to add more. Take it step-by-step, and break down the individual changes from normal materials. Add them one-by-one and tweak until you get the effect you are looking for.