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# 1 30-01-2010 , 11:41 AM

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playing around with some old model and i came across a problem.The reflections on this car look terrible anyone know of a how to fix this

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# 2 30-01-2010 , 12:20 PM

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Whats the shader and lighting setup?

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# 3 30-01-2010 , 06:51 PM

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I think it's reflecting the physical sky. Try using HDRI and see if it fixes it.

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# 4 31-01-2010 , 04:45 AM

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actually i am using an hdri image with one directional light.dont know why there are wierd spots on the bonnet/bumper area

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# 5 31-01-2010 , 05:35 AM

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Originally posted by murambi
actually i am using an hdri image with one directional light.dont know why there are wierd spots on the bonnet/bumper area

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Whats the shader setup on the car?

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# 6 31-01-2010 , 05:49 AM

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its a mi_car paint shader with a custom ramp node mapped to the reflection channel

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# 7 31-01-2010 , 06:44 AM

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played around with the point density and got this wierd lights

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# 8 31-01-2010 , 08:56 AM

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Ha that kinda looks cool. I remember getting some glowing weirdness like that some time ago while experimenting with the old MR shaders but I can't reproduce that with the car paint.

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