*Render Tests* Mazdaspeed RX8

[The IC]

hey people,

been doing some render and mat tests...my old RX8 is the guinea pig at the moment...this is a variation on my SGT SC430 studio, ive been searching for tutorials on real car photography to build it, because i dont like faking stuff, id rather understand how they actually set up these things

ill put more tests in here that i think look alright, and ill change the subject car around too...i have quite a few cars to use...not sure how often ill update the thread, i usually do these tests when worked on my main projects too much, but ill keep it interesting

enjoy

[crazy 989]

looks good man, although in the pics showing most of the front, the highlights go a bit wonky, cant think of another word to describe it

[The IC]

yeah, i know why that is, theres a "corner" of the reflection source reflecting off it...it does that in other places too, its one of the reasons why i do the tests, seeing where stuff has to be moved/angled etc. etc. ...the model itself is smooth

[The IC]

started some experiments on wet materials...the scenes only in early stages, i need to bump up the texture res a fair bit, unwrap a few more faces, and the tiles are very flat etc. etc. etc. ...

got an idea to do a rust bucket wreck weed infested version of the Merc Coupe too

[Catlin]

Using particles or photoshop to do that rain? looks pretty awesome. never seen it before in 3d

[scooter]

I like the raindrop effect! Great work!

[crazy 989]

holy crap, that rain looks sweet, did you bump and mask it, so theyre more reflective, or is it particles-that would be a pain

[sarN]

you got skills man. propsssssssss. isnt there way to particle snap to an object? maybe thats what he did?

[Spline01]

wanna share your studio setup

very nice

[Masakari987]

really nice job! I'd like to know how you did that rain effect, too