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Chaos Corona for 3ds Max => [Max] I need help! => Topic started by: dasnico on 2017-09-10, 18:34:49
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Hi,
quick question. Are painted objects with a metallic base 2 seperate materials or do they blend with each other? For example when I look at this truck
I know its painted but it still feels metallic. I hope someone can help me out. Thank you
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Simple pink PBR material with gloss down to 80-70 (more or less) and proper lighting (lights with falloff or grayish studio / cloudy HDRI) should do it.
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appreciate your reply but im still not sure why it still looks metallic even if the top layer is a non metal. Im using Vray/corona in max im not a substance pbr guy.
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:D hahaha... guess i should have left the long explanation... but i'll leave that to someone else or to you... start observing how light flows, reflects, bounces & diffuses over surfaces... as water breaks and creates foam so does the light - imagine showers of caustics
in short
low resolution jpg artifacts (noise) + fast cropwork & dropped shadow (inconsistent disturbance to the eye) + saturated cheap acrylic pink paint (surface isn't glossy, but more rough silky-like) + strong soft falloff lighting (large area light or a cloudy day IBL to lit) + added contrast to enhance the spectacle... & you're hyped ;)
take the image into some editing app and start deconstructing it (think PBR ;) gradually take away albedo/colors, reflections, bumps till you end up with silhouette, outlines... AO or clay alike. In the process you'll start to see the simplicity.
Because fine metallic flakes, pigment layer and maybe 5-6 coats of lacquer create an illusion of depth with perfect shine... as if you were looking into the pink ocean, mesmerized by the play of sparkles as you move by... by... bye