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slayerment
09-16-2002, 07:40 PM
How would i texture something like this:
http://www.whoswe.com or http://www.designemotions.net
Here is what i got on my attempt:
http://www.femultimedia.com/images/test.jpg

My main problem is the 1/2 reflection and shadow part.

Thanks in advance for any help offered,
Quinton
svenip
09-17-2002, 04:57 PM
you'll need reflection mappings. or you model and texture all the reflected stuff outside :) and use raytracing

just get you material from the cubes, apply an environtment ball and then a reflection map image file to the env ball. now play with the reflectivity of the shader.
Per-Anders
09-17-2002, 05:27 PM
you need to have some bevel on your objects for it to really work otherwise it's very difficult to get any nice highlights unless a light is directly over a surface, even a microbevel will help. use an environmental map if i were you, and a nice high but sharp specular. then raytracing on for reflections...
slayerment
09-18-2002, 03:54 AM
how exactly would i do a bevel? do i have 2 use curves? cause when i try, it says use a NURBS curve. and thx for the help:buttrock:
Per-Anders
09-18-2002, 04:50 AM
The easiest way for what you appear to be modelling would have been to use polygons cubes with single poly faces... then it's very easy to bevel, just select all the face components and extrude and scale the faces out.
slayerment
09-19-2002, 04:18 AM
sorry if im being a pain but how do i add an environment map. is it like importing a picture in as a background. im a bit confused here.
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