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20 Nov 2024 10:26:49 EST (-0500)
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From: Nekar Xenos
Date: 13 Sep 2001 02:29:15
Message: <3ba0523b@news.povray.org>
"Jari Juslin" <zds### [at] ikifi> wrote in message news:3BA02BFA.BF1FA369@iki.fi...
> Nekar Xenos wrote:
> > I'm looking for a good metallic texture. I'm trying to get a nice
> > metallic teal that tends to look more purplish in the shadow areas
> > and more cyan on the highlights
>
> I am right now experimenting with ancient-looking gold, and I have
> somehow succeeded in changing the color for brighter parts. The ancient
> gold should look a little browhish in darker parts and greenish in
> highlights. I achieved this by first making a brownish gold texture and
> then adding 100% transclusent layer over it with greenish color and
> highlights that spread wide. This way the brighter parts get the green
> color - that is totally invisible everywhere else than the highlight.

I was actually thing of doing it the other way 'round which of course wouldn't
work.

Thanks.

- Nekar


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