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metal reflection/lighting problem
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fat panda 22 posts27 Jan 2007hi all,
i'm working on a remake of an old pc game called wing commander: privateer. i'm redoing the interior of a space station, but i can't seem to match the metal material in the original image.
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remake
its the curved wall on the lower level. i'm not sure if its a lighting issue or the material, i've tried putting omnis up close to get some specular blooms, and i've got fall-off maps in the reflection and rglossiness slots, but its still coming out quite matte.
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28 Jan 2007Hey mate, thats an awesome remake!
Maybe try throwing in some pure white boxes or spheres in there like a studio shot, non renderable but reflectable? -
fat panda 22 posts28 Jan 2007hey thanks man
do you mean putting them close to the wall to get the reflections on the metal surface? -
28 Jan 2007yeah i'd say try it fairly close, if it doesnt work as expected try bringing it out.
I tend to just feel my way around that kind of thing.
If the reflections are too sharp, you could do a falloff material, having the outer sides of the white shapes fade to black. -
28 Jan 2007mess around with the diffuse as well.
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TheOnlyAaron 188 posts28 Jan 2007In the end result, will this be a still, or a moving piece. If it is a still just photoshop the bloom in there, and save yourself the time and effort. -
fat panda 22 posts29 Jan 2007its going to be an animation, but to cut down render times i'm using a still that i'm overlaying over a video clip in premiere, if you see what i mean. so i could photoshop the blooms if it comes to it, but i would prefer to get it to work without faking it with ps.
these are the properties i've assigned to the spheres, but they're casting shadows still
not sure which buttons to press. could you shed some light on the matter? -
29 Jan 2007what renderer are you using?
If it's something like vray or final render or such, you might have to set it additionally in the renderer's object properties.
e.g right click object, vray properties -
fat panda 22 posts30 Jan 2007i can't seem to get it to work, probably just being a spaz. i'll just have to photoshop it. thanks for the help though mate
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