Car Paint Material--Help please

[arni|]

Hi Snow Fox,

i have used the metallic-paint from Jeff Patton (http://www.jeffpatton.net/Max6/index.html). If you use 3dsMax you can use this one and learn how he made it.

Good luck,
Ralf

[Snow Fox]

Thank you very much Ralf for your information.
If anybody else has more information....Always welcome!!

[psychoscorpic]

Hi SnowFox

Try using the Shellac material as a base - gives excellent effects for light refraction based on angle to the light source.

Ray-traced reflections are practically a must if you are incorporating the model into a scene (not just on a generic surface - there you can map sky instead).

You might also try a MIX-map with Raytraced and Bitmap (sky image) for a complex reflection.

If the vehicle is not brand-spanking new, add a subtle Noise map into Bump, and MIX diffuse with the paint and a rust map, using either Noise or Gradient or both to position the rust.

Have fun!

[Brainex]

if you are using max you can either download a car paint material or read 3 tutorials about it here: http://www.danielbuck.net/index.php?page=tutorials

[ASWDesign]

Ive got a great Car Material.

Its called "SERCH" yeah you can find it Left of NEW POSTS and right of QUICK LINKS

Sorry if im rude about it but i see this kind of thread 3 times a day and its pissing me off.

ASW

[mr_wowtrousers]

I can't find the "SERCH" button. Don't read 'em and certainly don't reply to them if you don't like 'em.


I found it useful as I am currently doing a car. A search revealed this as only a few other threads with the words "car" and "paint" in the title. Hardly a deluge.

The trouble with search is that you have to get the exact phrase or words that people use, and sometimes it is not so accurate.

[ToddD]

What your paint reflects is as important as your paint material, a great paint will look like cr@p with no environment.
Both DanielBuck, and Jeff Patton have some great info on paint, I would suggest following the tutorials rather than just using a premade material.
Good luck!

Todd

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