Warp wrote:
> How to improve the lighting?> >
It's very good as it is now, but from my recent experiments modeling and
rendering cars, I think you have 3 problems:
+ The studio-like setup you have there is very difficult to get right,
mainly due to the lack of reflections and also because the lights on those
setups are not usually easy to deduce. I would expect less defined spots and
much softer shadows on a commercial ad/display for a car.
+ Is there radiosity? If it is there, it looks somewhat flat...
+ Some finishes doesn't look right, like the chrome inside the front
lights which is too gray, or the black plastic, which is too dull. The paint
looks also like too specular: it would be better to use more reflection and
a bright object on the lights "looks_like" to show into the reflections.
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Jaime
One more problem - the NSX was made by Honda's Acura division :-)
"Warp" <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote in message
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> How to improve the lighting?>>
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Oops - forgot to say what a great model that is!
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> How to improve the lighting?
Are you aiming for something like this:?
http://www.motordesktop.com/wallpaper/supercars/Honda%20NSX%20by%20Duke%20-%201024x768.jpg
Build a scene around your car that is like real life. Ie build a white
ground plane and wall behind the car (opposite the camera). Place a few
large white blocks with high ambient to simulate the diffuse light sources.
Leave some darker areas behind the camera so that you get good contrast in
the reflection on the paint. Probably need to use radiosity in conjunction
with an array of light sources to get good specular results.
Warp wrote:
> How to improve the lighting?> >
Add a couple of babes in bikinis ;)
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Bryan Valencia
"I'd rather live with false hope than with false despair."
Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
> Bryan Valencia <209### [at] gmailcalm> wrote:> > Add a couple of babes in bikinis ;)>> How about this?
nah! that lady is way too flat for my taste... :P
povray