Material Question

[lobopaco]

Hello,

Can anybody help me wih material attributes? I'd like to create a glass with red wine inside but I can't get realistic looking red wine Any ideas about the settings (transparency, reflectivity, colors...)?

Thanx
Andillo

[richard-sher]

Many different things come into play when you are creating glass/liquid. A lot of the time glass settings from one scene will not look right in another. As a reslut there is no "magic" glass setting. (I wish there was) There are some default glass settings that come with Softimage though. I'd suggest that you try those first (tint them red and turn the transparency down a little to simulate the wine) This will give you a nice base material to start with and make finalizing your look much easier than starting from scratch.

Hope this helps.

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[cisko111]

It also helps to have a well lit scene. If you have one light and the atmosphere lighting is cranked up, anything can look bad. Also you should have lots of objects to reflect in the glass and wine.

-Cowman?

[deaniopo]

For the wine, try the 'dense' volume shader. It makes materials opaque where the model is thicker, just like liquids.

[lobopaco]

Thanx a lot for all your advices.

Andillo