Bill Pragnell wrote:

> Metallic in a finish block relates to highlights, metallic in a 
> reflection block relates to specular (mirror) reflection. It's in the docs!

How interesting... I never knew that!

> Watchit, this is getting dangerously off-off-topic!

:-P

>>>> Which leads to another question: Do surface hilights really exist? 
>>>> Or are they just reflections of the shape of the light source?
>>>
>>> Yes, and yes.
>>
>> Hmm. I see. I think...
> 
> They're very blurred reflections of very bright objects - you see 
> highlights of anything bright. More unbiased renderers like indigo etc 
> don't actually use highlights, you get them for free with the lighting 
> model.

Wait - I just said "are they just reflections of the light source".

So are they or aren't they?

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