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by modhob
Tue Nov 14, 2023 6:40 pm
Forum: User Support
Topic: Chair Stitching more visible in Cycles
Replies: 5
Views: 8035

Re: Chair Stitching more visible in Cycles

the shadowing under the pillows on the lux image looks weird. Like white, instead of the shadows you see in the Cycles version
by modhob
Mon Nov 06, 2023 7:29 pm
Forum: User Support
Topic: shiny metal text
Replies: 1
Views: 6053

shiny metal text

how does one create shiny metal text? When I create a text mesh, and apply a metal material, and look at it straight on, it just looks flat, because the surface is flat. I want something like this: flux.jpg not exactly like that, but hopefully you know what I mean. This pic was done in AI and I can'...
by modhob
Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:35 pm
Forum: Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
Topic: car
Replies: 23
Views: 20468

Re: car

interesting, I'll give it a shot
by modhob
Tue Oct 24, 2023 5:59 pm
Forum: Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
Topic: car
Replies: 23
Views: 20468

Re: car

the material on the ball in kintuX's post looks like flimsy plastic to me anyway, I added to it the windows and you can see in my image, which is just the viewport with render on. Are you saying the windows were dark because of casting shadows? Not sure where in the pic the windows casting shadows a...
by modhob
Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:30 pm
Forum: Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
Topic: car
Replies: 23
Views: 20468

Re: car

here is the new render with your suggestions about the light settings, altho for the windows I wasn't sure what you meant. It was a cycles material, so I changed it to lux. Just used the glass meterial and used default settings. The image has more noise on the windows and they are darker. Don't thin...
by modhob
Sun Oct 22, 2023 5:33 pm
Forum: Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
Topic: car
Replies: 23
Views: 20468

Re: car

thx, i'll give that a try, but how to make shadow color white for glass? here is my node:
glass.jpg
by modhob
Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:47 am
Forum: Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
Topic: car
Replies: 23
Views: 20468

Re: car

here is your scene with a jeep. I think it looks ok
jeepRoad.jpg
by modhob
Thu Oct 19, 2023 12:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: unreal path tracing
Replies: 1
Views: 9796

unreal path tracing

Hi,

Anyone tried unreal 5 path tracing and compared it to lux? Just wondering what you thought of it if so
by modhob
Thu Oct 12, 2023 5:44 pm
Forum: Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
Topic: car
Replies: 23
Views: 20468

Re: car

I agree with everything you said, however I still think it looks better than my lux version, which I spent way more time on trying to get looking realistic. That is the goal, just get a realistic looking car/scene here is the lux render, altho I think the car needs more glossiness to reflect the gro...
by modhob
Thu Oct 12, 2023 6:10 am
Forum: Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
Topic: car
Replies: 23
Views: 20468

Re: car

ok here is the Cycles render:

https://youtu.be/mX82oGpOfOU

let me know what you think