Jim Charter wrote:
> Ross wrote:
> 
>> is it suposed to look like leather tightly wrapped on wood? or is it
>> supposed to be wood? the shine doesn't look right for wood that might be
>> really old. however it all looks pretty authentic.
>>
>>
>>
> Bare Wood.  The problem is the normal I believe.  It needs much more 
> irregular detail and crisper edges.  I think a little variety in the 
> finish would also help.  I thought I would just settle for a slightly 
> burnished patina on this cut before I spent the rest of my lifetime on 
> it ;)
> Even when examining the masks in the museum, I is often hard to tell if 
> it is covered in skin as you mention.  Usually the peeling away around 
> the eyes is the only way to decide for sure.  Then there is the various 
> layers of pigment, dirt etc.  The photo reference I am using for this 
> one leaves no doubt that it is bare chiselled wood that has become 
> burnished with wear.  But I could find nothing quite like it in the 
> museum to observe for real.


I would expect this to be a very hard wood, but your specular highlights 
are too soft, more like a laquer. Try a very high phong_size to make it 
harder.  When I have worked with old wood that has that deeply burnished 
worn-in shine, the specular highlights are very tight, often changing 
with every line in the grain.

Very nice image though, great modeling.

RG

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