I've been experimenting with blinn and phong, to try and create a metal like material. Something which is silver in colour and a little reflective.

The colours just don't look correct. Anyone know how to make one - and also, is there some kind of guide as to what parameters can be used on a material (specularity etc) to simulate different types of surface (in a similar way that you can consult a refractive index for refractivity)?

cheers,

gubar