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    rendering 2 1/2" Chrome tube

    Are there any experts out there on rendering? I'm trying to render some bent 2 1/2" chrome tubing, Like a nudge bar on a 4x4 vehicle.
    I ve followed a few tuorials now on this but still can't get any sort of realism.
    Any one offer any help or advice.


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    When you look at chrome, what you actually see is everything around it. It's a difficult material to render realistically. Not sure what you're rendering with, but typically you need an environment for the chrome to reflect.
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    Ger is right, but this is included w/ Photoworks and Photoview 360. They call them scene's or environments. You can put it in a large courtyard or a factory floor or your kitchen etc. I think if you really wanted to, you can make your own as well.

    Photoworks is something that is very 'artsy' and fun to perfect [sarcastic here ]. Do you have any pic's to show us what your seeing?

    I've been rendering pic's for sales books for years, it's cheaper than setting up and hiring a fancy photographer etc etc.

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    Can you post the file so we can see what is wrong? My stuff looks great in chrome, and photoview rendering looks almost real.


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