[karolina]

Hi all!
I would appreciate some help with improving the photorealism of my ship renderings, mainly concerning material finish of the hull. This is one of my recent jobs: http://www.fkab.se/upload/1/288.jpg
and this is the reality: http://www.fkab.se/upload/1/151.jpg

At the moment I am just using a car paint shader, with some modifications, and I am having difficulties getting the right finish. Any help or ideas is appreciated!

Cheers,

[Fernando Tella]

For that finish I would better start with a very rough plastic than with car paint.

[Bubbaloo]

Yours is very close. I think I would start by dimming the reflections a little, and tinting them a little darker.

[Maximus3D]

And it would help if you added the sheetmetal tiles of the ships hull and some roughnessmaps and bumpmaps like grime and such to give the surface some unevenness (if that's a word).
Anyhow, you're very close already!

Btw, welcome to the forum

/ Max

[Brett Morgan]

That's a rendering?

[karolina]

Hi folks!

Thanks so much for your input. I totally agree about your opinions, both regarding "un-evenness" and the sheetmetal tiles. I will give it a try and figure out whether it's worth the time or if it's better to do it in Photoshop (Yes, I'm more confortable in Ps than in Maxwell ).

Cheers!
Karolina