A good shader for models

# 1 18-11-2005 , 04:35 PM

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Hey everyone.

I have seen some impressive shaders for models and I was curious if anyone knows of a good shader to have a model in (just a single color shader).

I have seen some in all white which had a slightly darker color near the other parts and shows a lot of detail which is what I am really looking for. Mainly to show the model and its detail in all one color.

I have maya and mental ray. Any suggestions?

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# 2 18-11-2005 , 06:08 PM

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I think that those renders you're talking about all have to do with lighting. Check out GI Joe...

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# 3 19-11-2005 , 01:58 AM

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The better shader i use to assign to a model, in order to show every detail is the MR Dirt shader. But this is just my opinion.

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# 4 19-11-2005 , 02:16 AM

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I looked around for the mental ray dirt shader and am unable to locate it. Could you help me out and tell me where it is so I can try it out?

Thanks for the suggestions.

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# 5 19-11-2005 , 12:34 PM

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If you have Maya 7, you can find that under the Mental Ray create nodes in Hypershade.
Tell me if you find it!!

This sahder will allow you to make this kind of images. LINK

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# 6 19-11-2005 , 04:01 PM

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Ok, for some reason I can't find it. I have Maya 7 and I am in Hypershade looking in the create nodes. I don't see the "dirt shader"

I have it showing all nodes in the option on what to look for. Is there a different place I am suppose to look or something I am not doing right?

I really apreciate you helping me out! Thanks a ton.

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# 7 19-11-2005 , 08:05 PM

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How about downloading GI Joe from I dunno where... cuz I dont use it. But I heared it gives awesome lighting and scene configurations and setup.

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# 8 19-11-2005 , 09:59 PM

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Sorry JDigital i gave you the wrong name, i'm used to call it that way because the original Dirt Shader came from XSI. The MR shader for that effect , which is ambient occlusion, is called mib_amb_occlusion and you can find it in the Textures tab inside MR create nodes.

In order to use it, you'll just have to creat a Maya Lambert or a MR mib_illum_lambert and connect the mib_amb_occlusion to AmbientColor on the material you choosed. Then play with the settings in order to get the desired look. Hope this helps mate!!

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# 9 21-11-2005 , 02:50 PM

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Hey pBarrelas that worked great! Thanks so much for your help I really appreciate it.

MattTheMan I downloaded GI Joe but havent been able to get it to work yet. But thanks for the suggestion.

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