Author Topic: Someone please explain this(regarding v2.02) (Read 1366 times)

Waffle · « **Reply #15 on:** January 30, 2005, 10:39:25 PM »

Colors are reflections - Light has no color.
the way light reflects off of surfaces is what gives the impression of color. Hence changing reflective colors / ambient lighting to fit the skin, will benefit the skin. Stand next to a large red object on a sunny day wearing a white t-shirt.....your shirt will be pink.

still lots of experimenting to be done..

I'm sure in time we'll figure it out....lol

BTW - the defaults have color changes in their specularity.

United · « **Reply #16 on:** January 30, 2005, 10:41:33 PM »

Am I correct in the fact that if I set all numbers to 0 it will result in no light reflection?

Waffle · « **Reply #17 on:** January 30, 2005, 11:02:44 PM »

yes, 0,0,0 will result in black / lack of light relection.

Dux · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2005, 09:49:54 AM »

You're right about the default specularities... interesting. I stand corrected.

But I have to still disagree on one point; light does have color... sunlight is all colors, mixing into pure white. You can filter out other colors to achieve an effect, as in a sunset (which I believe AH simulates by changing the global diffuse values). And, as you say, you can change the ambient lighting by bouncing light off a large red object... but you can't plan to simulate that ambience for every possible setting. In that case, white would be more appropriate.

Yup, lots of experimenting to be done.

Superfly · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2005, 10:22:47 AM »

waffle, the original material that is on the p38 (or any other bare metal plane) already has a yellowish specularity to it.

Waffle · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2005, 10:35:12 AM »

bah....lol

least we're on the same page... that was a j model - never thought to go lift the l's model material...

Kevin14 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2005, 06:36:05 PM »

I agree Waffle, the first one is definitely the best. Perhaps you may want to try backing off on the yellow a tad, but it does looks awesome as is!

Kweassa · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2005, 10:00:49 PM »

Waffle, can you post the settings for the very first pic? It looks really good for depicting metallic surfaces, and I'm into redoing the metallic Ki-84 since now there's a better way to depict it.