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RealityFox
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Yah, I would really like some help with making this a bit more realistic looking. Here is my light set up in blender:

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I have noticed that error with the glass where that split is and I'm fixing it.But what can I do to the lighting and the materials? Not sure if I really have the time to model more detail into the model :/ - I used the aluminium material that comes in the live DB for the bottle and I feel that's what is killing this the most. Does anyone have a better solution?

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Not sure if it helps but here is my octane view^
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Olitech
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Try using an indoor HDR for your lighting. Should help with the reflections and refractions.

That material definitely does not read as aluminum. You need to increase that IOR to a higher value...4-6 maybe? Specular colour to 3/4 white.

Hope this helps.

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RealityFox
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Thanks for the tip about the aluminum, I'm new to rendering still and thought the live DB material would work. Must be an old one. I'll be sure to find a HDR light map, hopefully that fixes the issue. Thanks!
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Huh, I keep having issues with rendering sadly. This is a different scene. Not toooo sure if it's working out so some critique would be nice. I'm having trouble trying to get textures the way I want them to look on mix material nodes. I have no idea what I'm doing :/ - I can't seem to get materials the way I want them to look.

Also what would be a good way to get the boxes to look better? I think they should be a mix material between glossy and diffuse but again I seem to have issue with getting the mix materials looking nice.

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I don't know what the thing is: but I'll take two!


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RealityFox
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They're just some creatures in jar. I'll need to improve them quite a bit more in my opinion. Maybe when I have the time for it.

At any rate, I got a new project happening and I think it would be good to post some stuff here. I have 2 other vehicles but I need to adjust the models a bit more in comparison to this one. Which I think just needs a few more tweaks. Not materials really on it other than glossy and a hdri map for the lighitng.

Any critiques on the design?

The idea is an automated transport truck for goods and the like. No wheels yet sadly XD - Gonna be doing that now. When I get the design ironed out more I will be tapering the back a bit so it's a little less square but until then it's a lot easier to adjust the design without the taper.

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RealityFox
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Some more renders! Needs more tweaking modelling wise, but overall it's working I think. The wheels are a bit too large and I'll need to adjust materials overall as well.

Any critiques?
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xxdanbrowne
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Looks good: only thing is the edges are a bit sharp. Try to bevel them a little and it will be perfect.

PS: I'm also a little baffled at how to set up my own materials but for what it's worth, here is a thread where I learned painfully how to setup a mix material for cloth material:

http://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 69#p148873
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RealityFox
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I actually got some good tips on using the mix shader in a thread that I can't seem to find at the moment :/

Yah, those edges need to be beveled. I used sub-d but I don't think they're enough at some points now that I look at it again.

Another design I'm doing:

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It's still a bit rough, I liked my initial sketch but now I need to tweak it some more. It also needs lights :P - It had some before but I ended up getting rid of them.

Critiques welcome, I plan on making it a bit longer and a fairly detailed interior.

...Automated car and such.
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RealityFox
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Huh, so I've been working on it a bit. Just need some help when it comes to the car material or maybe the Hdri? Anyone have any good resources for HDRI's for cars? Or maybe a tutorial about lighting cars for photoshoots? Thank you!

Not too happy with the material stuff at the moment. The design is almost done. I need to add a few more details and just checking the materials.

Also anyone have a good idea how to make a good tire material? Tires really annoy me at the moment.
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