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8 Jul 2024 01:39:18 EDT (-0400)
  Re: shinyness  
From: clipka
Date: 5 Nov 2009 11:34:27
Message: <4af2fe93$1@news.povray.org>
colaroid schrieb:
> How do you make an object look really shiny, basically I want a gold box to go
> into a picture and all Im achieving is a dull brown colour (with the gold
> pigment)? I have tried phong and finish methods but I am clearly doing something
> wrong!

Reflection!

What you really need for shiny things is something they can reflect. 
Highlights alone won't do (and they're particularly poor with objects 
that don't have any curved surfaces or beveled edges).


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