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Levitateme
12-14-2005, 08:49 AM
Sorry this image is so large, it's the only reference i have seen of what i want to do. anyone know what kinda shader setup i should use to achieve this great metal looking reflections? i'm sure i have to do something ot my enviroment as well...but anyone have a good place for me to start looking on how to get something similar?

http://www.cgtoolkit.com/book2/sneakpeak/smallPeak_Page_3.jpg
Per-Anders
12-14-2005, 08:56 AM
use incidence to drive your reflection
visualboo
12-14-2005, 05:07 PM
Here's (http://www.visualboo.com/misc/blackMetalForLevi.rar) a base scene for you to tear apart Levi.

Check the current pass' environment shaders. I plugged a environment into it and then a color_share into that and just set it to white to get the background that your objects will catch the reflection from. If you use an output shader with a 2d_background plugged in it doesn't work because it gets applied after the render is finished.

edit: sorry I forgot to mention but that's a 5.0.1 scene.
alona
12-15-2005, 05:55 AM
Just curious, what is the point of using a color_share node here? Do you use that just as a simple constant color?

AA
Anti-Distinctlyminty
12-15-2005, 04:47 PM
If the environment is a plain white backdrop, then it looks like there is some sort of fresnel shader applied.
visualboo
12-15-2005, 05:06 PM
Just curious, what is the point of using a color_share node here? Do you use that just as a simple constant color?

AA
That's in there so you can adjust the color of the background. And yes, it's basically like using a constant shader.
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