how to get this look?

[mouj]

Howdy !

you could set up a plane with a bend modifier on it so that it makes for a plane and a background, give that a whitish/grayish color and use skylight or standard 3 lights setup; or maybe use a simple plane and match the color of the background so that it creates a kind of a smooth gradient.

If you're using Brazil for exemple, you can use the CSG primitive plane (infinite) and simply match your background color.

mouj

[NikLG]

The easiest way to do it is to apply a matte / shadow texture to your floor. It'll recieve and display shadow, but won't render so you can see the BG colour though it.

[KINGOFPAIN]

kool.. any takers on showing me how?.. im a noob so.. i dont know too much about MAX5:surprised

[NikLG]

It's pretty simple....go to an used slot in the material editor, click on the 'standard' button to change the material type. Click on m'matte / shadow' in the window that pops up ( make sure the 'browse from' option is 'new' ).
Check the 'recieves shadows' box in the material and apply it to you plane. ( make sure the plane is large enough to take all the shadow ).

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