Toy Train

[tridem]

actually... I even increased the ior to enhance the reflection

[fabiorossi]

helloooo Tridem!!! amazing stuff by thearender!

[tridem]

Hi Fabio, thanks

[boofredlay]

[david_h]

HazzaH! and Kudos!

[irwanwr]

perfect.

[tridem]

not yet perfect, I guess...
thanks Irwan, David and Eric

[david_h]

I think it's great! I am still just learning THEA and I would love to know how you light one of those plain studio environments like that. I still struggle. As far as the little train itself goes. . .you oughta start talkin' to fisher/price.

(Of course, little kids would end up swallowing the marbles!)

Maybe you ought to make it so the marbles popor something as it rolls around. . .

Remember this guy???

[tridem]

I've set up it in this way

the lighting is provided by a little sun and a IBL environment, the background image is white in front of the camera and a little motley behind, in order to enhance the reflections.
the other "trick" is a scratchy noise map in the reflection channel of all materials, you can glimpse it with a close view on wide surfaces

[david_h]

hey that's terrific. That gives me something to start playing with.

Thanks!

D