metal shader tutorial please :p

Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold

This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it i

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# 1 15-07-2006 , 12:56 PM

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does any one know how to make metal like this https://www.customsandclassics.com/images/chrome.jpg or this https://images.photographica.org/resi...18612&nocrop=1
i'm making a jaguar s type (the old one) and need a shiney metal surface for the bumber and grill, thanks in advance:p

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# 2 17-07-2006 , 08:35 AM

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Use a mental ray DGS material (assuming your rendering with mental ray) or assign a reflection map to a high refectivity material.

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# 3 17-07-2006 , 12:37 PM

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Make it a DGS material with a HDRI in the back ground...

Check this tutorial, its perfect for ya...

https://www.highend3d.com/maya/tutori...ray/241-1.html

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# 4 17-07-2006 , 02:35 PM

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when i used the DGS material on an object i could not see it when it rendered

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# 5 17-07-2006 , 03:50 PM

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Do you have a HDRI map in place?

If yes, try decreasing the specularity...sometimes if its too high it is so reflective it looks invisible at the edges.

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