On the whole that looks very realistic, the wine glass looks excellent, but the
cheese looks way to "hard". Like Daniel said it, should have sub-surface
scattering to really look like cheese.

I'd also suggest adding a few errors, the tiles in the background shouldn't be
perfectly aligned, and I think the gaps between them should be smaller, so they
nearly touch. Also the chopping board doesn't look right, I think it needs some
work on the wood texture (compare it to photos of real chopping boards), and
also it should have a few scratches on the top (these can just be faked with a
normal map and texture).

To get some cheese on the knife I would just modify the texture, so it has
streaks up it that are less shiny and cheese coloured. Perhaps support this with
a few small crumbs of cheese resting on the blade and on the surface next to it
(as if they fell off the knife when it was put down).

-- 
Tek
www.evilsuperbrain.com

"Sun Tzu" <sun### [at] nospamhotmailcom> wrote in message
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> I haven't POVed for about 8 months and just picked it up again.  Close to a
> year ago I posted an earlier version of this image.  I did more work on it
> and then left it alone for several months.  The cheese got me frustrated
> because I couldn't come up with something that looked satisfactory to me.
> Also the picture is far to 'sterile' looking, but I'm not sure how to make
> things look dirty or worn.    For example I'd like to have some cheese
> residue on the knife, but haven't a clue how to accomplish that.   I'd
> appreciate any suggestions.  Thanks.
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