Thanks!

Turning off the Raytrace Shadows made it work, I think. If I turn off the Raytrace Shadows, I get the result I want - like how it is with Maya Software. But for some reason, I need to keep...

K, here's the scene:

http://www.filedropper.com/2toneshadertest

I'm in Maya 2014 so not sure how the settings will differ. Thanks!

Okay, so I've got a random question for something I'm testing out. Simple scene, I just have a helix as a test object and I've applied the default Light Angle Two Tone shader onto it, and created a...

Yeah, I guess just certain viewers aren't reading the pixels correctly, since they turn out fine when I am editing them. Strange... thanks for the replies!

Whenever I render an image out as a .tif, it gets all squished and compressed on the file's preview icon and like on default image viewers. But if I open it in photoshop or upload the image...

I've been learning and practicing how to create fires, watching a lot of tutorials and whatnot. So at this point, I've successfully created a fire that emits from an object for example, but I was...

Ah, yeah I actually watched that already ha xD

I learned a lot from that, so thank you for the tutorial. So yeah, I'm using your guide as like the basis for the exhaust, but I'm still struggling...

Hi,

I am trying to create some type of jet exhaust / fire effect. Something like this, for example: http://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-2905804-stock-footage-jet-engine-test-fired.html

So...

The darkness looks fine to me lol.

Can you play around and find an intermediate with the settings that Dave gave, somewhere in between the two images?

Ha, I considered that. I researched like all the cheap/DIY ways to get a good mirror ball, but I figured, if I'm going the cheap route, might as well get the best of the cheap xD

I guess I will...