Figured Mahogany

Humpmetwice

Cool that means I'm on the right track because that basically what I done. Thanks Dave

Dave R

You are on the right track, then.

massimo

@unknownuser said:

I don't know why the dowel holes appear to be illuminated from inside.

How is made the material in Kerkythea?

Dave R

I replaced the material with one from the plastic set. Then I replaced the orange color with the mahogany texture image. I find the process works well and it is an easy way to add some shine to the surfaces. My last render didn't seem to show the glow in the holes all that much and I'm fine with that.

massimo

@unknownuser said:

I replaced the material with one from the plastic set.

Ok, that's a good start.

Dave R

It works well enough for me for the one or two renders I care to do in a year.

massimo

If you want to experiment with more complex wood materials you could try these:
http://www.kerkythea.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=81115&sid=8e2ddfc77e53f9254f1b3f3d673dc5ae#81115
http://www.kerkythea.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=25545#25545

Dave R

Thanks, I'll check them out.

I've downloaded and tried the wood libraries from the KT site but I much prefer my wood materials over those. I could look at those for getting the other settings and use my material images, I guess. As I said, the results I get work for me on those rare occasions when I even care about doing a photo-realistic rendering.

notareal

@massimo said:

If you want to experiment with more complex wood materials you could try these:
http://www.kerkythea.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=81115&sid=8e2ddfc77e53f9254f1b3f3d673dc5ae#81115
http://www.kerkythea.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=25545#25545

I recommend the first link, "New wood material KT2008 Echo by patricks". Read trough the tutorial few times, so that you understand differences between those material examples.

Dave R

Thanks. As I said, for my use, what I do works just fine. If I want more realism than I get now I'll make the thing out of real wood.