material for mental ray

[rickyss]

hey guys!!! nice to be back to the forums after a while, anyway
i have a scene which contains a cup of coffee but i have no clue what kind of material and what setting i should use for the coffee itself.
let me know if anybody knows anything about this
thanx

[DenimTiger]

Try the SSS Fast Material. A slightly lighter brown at the top merging into near black should work. As for the 'crema', that lighter colored foam, perhaps a disc on top with a Falloff map for both Diffuse and Refraction might work, and a special map with tiny bubbles and a black centre. I'd image the result would be bubbles only visible toward the edge of the cup.

Just a suggestion, hope it helps