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PixalZA · 24-02-2012, 11:35 AM

Thank ctbram, Jay and bullet.

@ctbram, the squadron of White 1 used that specific eagle emblem on the cowling. White 1 was my second choice as a color scheme to use.

@Jay, I started out with material_x but just could not get it to work. My attempts varied from a lambert to a colored mirror

What I'm looking for is a matte surface with the shine of the underlying aluminum metal coming thru. I looked on the net and there are plenty of examples of how to create spectactular new shiny metals but nothing, that I could find, that shows how to create the look I want. Using blinns for now.

PixalZA · 25-02-2012, 05:30 PM

3PM.... followed by rain. Mud all over the place.

daverave · 25-02-2012, 08:57 PM

I think this is pay back time for when you were at the beach having a drink in the sun and I was freezing my nuts of at Christmas time

............LOL.....dave

PixalZA · 26-02-2012, 03:20 AM

Too true. I knew that ice cold six pack was coming back to haunt me someday. Payback is a b***h.

PixalZA · 02-03-2012, 03:29 PM

Getting there slowly but surely.

stwert · 02-03-2012, 03:33 PM

I just want to say it's an inspiration to see these military vehicle projects moving steadily forward with such a high level of quality and attention to detail... you know who you are. Keep it up Pixal!

PixalZA · 02-03-2012, 03:43 PM

Thanks stwert

daverave · 02-03-2012, 04:07 PM

That is looking nice Pixal, have you got any more of those random spots to do if yes you can scatter on the ps brush settings..............dave

PixalZA · 02-03-2012, 05:22 PM

Thanks dave. Not a lot anymore. Just the other wing. The remainder has no camo on it. Just the plain color of the underbelly. What was time consuming were those bloody rivets on the bumpmap. Thankfully I have very little left to do. Just a small bit on the landing gear covers.

Almost forgot. Some on the 500lb bomb as well

daverave · 02-03-2012, 07:49 PM

500lb B####..........LOL.......dave

PixalZA · 04-03-2012, 05:51 PM

When one opens the hypershade editor, materials are by default displayed as swatches. How can I change the default display to text? As my materials increase so does the time taken by hypershade to open and build the swatches. On first time open it takes almost 5 minutes.

daverave · 04-03-2012, 06:48 PM

You could try the mel in this link but I have not used it...........dave

Edit:you could turn down the swatch res to 0x0 (pref/display) again I do not know that that does

http://tech-artists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2048

PixalZA · 05-03-2012, 08:47 AM

Thanks dave. I'll give it a whirl this evening.

Edit: Works like a charm.

daverave · 05-03-2012, 08:54 PM

Witch one worked Pixal would be nice to know..............dave

PixalZA · 06-03-2012, 08:20 AM

Oops. LOL. That would help. The MEL script. The swatches are displayed but just not updated.

25-02-2012, 05:30 PM	#197
PixalZA Lifetime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posts: 365 Thanks: 56 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	What a mess 3PM.... followed by rain. Mud all over the place. Attached Thumbnails

25-02-2012, 08:57 PM	#198
daverave The thin red line Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 3,898 Thanks: 64 Thanked 307 Times in 296 Posts	I think this is pay back time for when you were at the beach having a drink in the sun and I was freezing my nuts of at Christmas time............LOL.....dave __________________ Avatar Challenge Winner 2010 Last edited by daverave : 25-02-2012 at 09:06 PM.

02-03-2012, 03:29 PM	#200
PixalZA Lifetime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posts: 365 Thanks: 56 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	Getting there slowly but surely. Attached Thumbnails

02-03-2012, 03:33 PM	#201
stwert MScBMC student Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,754 Thanks: 49 Thanked 205 Times in 199 Posts	I just want to say it's an inspiration to see these military vehicle projects moving steadily forward with such a high level of quality and attention to detail... you know who you are. Keep it up Pixal! __________________ -stwert Website - Blog - Vimeo - Facebook - Twitter "The planning of the picture, therefore, is the all important thing, not the execution." -Max Brödel

02-03-2012, 04:07 PM	#203
daverave The thin red line Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 3,898 Thanks: 64 Thanked 307 Times in 296 Posts	That is looking nice Pixal, have you got any more of those random spots to do if yes you can scatter on the ps brush settings..............dave __________________ Avatar Challenge Winner 2010

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24-02-2012, 11:35 AM	#196
PixalZA Lifetime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posts: 365 Thanks: 56 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	Thank ctbram, Jay and bullet. @ctbram, the squadron of White 1 used that specific eagle emblem on the cowling. White 1 was my second choice as a color scheme to use. @Jay, I started out with material_x but just could not get it to work. My attempts varied from a lambert to a colored mirror What I'm looking for is a matte surface with the shine of the underlying aluminum metal coming thru. I looked on the net and there are plenty of examples of how to create spectactular new shiny metals but nothing, that I could find, that shows how to create the look I want. Using blinns for now.

26-02-2012, 03:20 AM	#199
PixalZA Lifetime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posts: 365 Thanks: 56 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	Too true. I knew that ice cold six pack was coming back to haunt me someday. Payback is a b***h.

02-03-2012, 03:43 PM	#202
PixalZA Lifetime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posts: 365 Thanks: 56 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	Thanks stwert

02-03-2012, 05:22 PM	#204
PixalZA Lifetime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posts: 365 Thanks: 56 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	Thanks dave. Not a lot anymore. Just the other wing. The remainder has no camo on it. Just the plain color of the underbelly. What was time consuming were those bloody rivets on the bumpmap. Thankfully I have very little left to do. Just a small bit on the landing gear covers. Almost forgot. Some on the 500lb bomb as well

02-03-2012, 07:49 PM	#205
daverave The thin red line Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 3,898 Thanks: 64 Thanked 307 Times in 296 Posts	500lb B####..........LOL.......dave __________________ Avatar Challenge Winner 2010

04-03-2012, 05:51 PM	#206
PixalZA Lifetime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posts: 365 Thanks: 56 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	Hypershade Question When one opens the hypershade editor, materials are by default displayed as swatches. How can I change the default display to text? As my materials increase so does the time taken by hypershade to open and build the swatches. On first time open it takes almost 5 minutes.

04-03-2012, 06:48 PM	#207
daverave The thin red line Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 3,898 Thanks: 64 Thanked 307 Times in 296 Posts	You could try the mel in this link but I have not used it...........dave Edit:you could turn down the swatch res to 0x0 (pref/display) again I do not know that that does http://tech-artists.org/forum/showthread.php?t=2048 __________________ Avatar Challenge Winner 2010 Last edited by daverave : 05-03-2012 at 06:26 AM.

05-03-2012, 08:47 AM	#208
PixalZA Lifetime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posts: 365 Thanks: 56 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	Thanks dave. I'll give it a whirl this evening. Edit: Works like a charm. Last edited by PixalZA : 05-03-2012 at 03:46 PM.

05-03-2012, 08:54 PM	#209
daverave The thin red line Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England Posts: 3,898 Thanks: 64 Thanked 307 Times in 296 Posts	Witch one worked Pixal would be nice to know..............dave __________________ Avatar Challenge Winner 2010

06-03-2012, 08:20 AM	#210
PixalZA Lifetime Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Posts: 365 Thanks: 56 Thanked 33 Times in 29 Posts	Oops. LOL. That would help. The MEL script. The swatches are displayed but just not updated. __________________ Earth: The crazy asylum of the universe.