Master chief Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 OK iv done a lot of fooling around with making materials but know i need a material that has a metal effect to it any suggestions on how to get that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Rodney Posted December 13, 2008 Admin Share Posted December 13, 2008 OK iv done a lot of fooling around with making materials but know i need a material that has a metal effect to it any suggestions on how to get that There are literally hundreds of metals out there so I will assume you mean a 'Chrome' effect. If not the variables will change but the basic requirements should stay the same. For chrome effects there must be something in a scene/set for the reflective metal to reflect. Anything will do (images, 3D objects whatever). The optimum effect is usually generated with sky colors (blue or light colors) at the top and ground colors (browns, blacks or dark color) on the bottom. If you get into HDRI imagery then that becomes the trick. The HDRI imagery is wrapped around the camera and reflective objects in the scene reflect that imagery. So there are two primary requirements for -chrome- metal: Reflective surface and Something to Reflect. My 2 cents. A:M's materials in the Library cover all the major material effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuchur Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 And dont forget the shaders. Some are better for Metals than others... *Fuchur* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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