Photoworks material help
Photoworks material help
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Ok, I am doing a rendering, and I am using stainless steel as the material. But it's just not coming out the way real stainless steel comes out. I'd like to get it as close as possible. Anyone have good techniques, or selection of another material?






RE: Photoworks material help
Start with a single direction light within the indirect light environment you create.
For the material, you'll need to play with the settings available for reflectance, texture, and all that stuff to dial it in. But the top two suggestions are the most important place to start, and work from there to tweak the material to where it should be.
What version are you using?
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RE: Photoworks material help
Check out www.robrodriguez.com for more tips.
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In 2006, you could also create a camera to lend some perspective to your scene, which I'd highly recommend to break up all those parallel lines. 50mm camera is a realistic view to start with. I recommend using a camera over using the perspective view option since it will provide finer adjustment to your view and remain more consistent.
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Wasn't there an option to add lighting and click-move them?
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