[mattclinch]

hi all,

first post here. been playing around with M~R for the past couple of weeks. mainly trying to get my head around the lighting and materials.

this is a caterham CSR model that was freely available on google warehouse here. all credit to the original modeller terradog.

i wanted to do this in the classic livery of jim clark's 1967 lotus 49 seen here and have a go at a studio lighting rig. lots to do yet.

have to say i'm mightily impressed with M~R since i last used it back in beta.
feedback very much welcome. thank you.

[Half Life]

That look really cool -- the only areas that jumps out to me are the white arround the number (too white -- reflectance 0 above 225) and the tire materials... check this thread for a really interesting discussion about that topic:

http://www.maxwellrender.com/forum/view ... 97&t=34716

Best,
Jason.

[Lars Magnusson]

The composition, materials and lighting is great!
But I agree with HalfLife, the tire rubber might need some work.
( not sure what to think about the mentioned white...it might look more correct if toned down, but I kind of like how it pops out and glows here. From a photography point of view..it might be distracting because my eyes keep moving back to the "5" )

[mattclinch]

Half Life - cheers. yep, totally agree, the white is a bit too bright and has quite a bit too much bloom.

Lars Magnusson - thanks Lars. tyres were on my to-do list, so i had a quick look at them today.

getting a fair bit of noise from my tyres bump map. not sure if its because it is quite a large map, it is too sharp, or too strong. either way, think i will convert it and try a normal map instead to see if that helps.

[mattclinch]

yea, bit more of a play with the tyres - using a slightly reduced normal map now and getting much quicker and cleaner results. this is SL 14.something in just under 3 hours.

[Lars Magnusson]

Aaah, this looks much better!

[Bubbaloo]

Looks like the chrome exhaust needs some work. It looks like very simple geometry.