I will try that, this is a space scene so a HDRI image might be overkill, but I will defenetly give it a shot. thanks!!

I would say (and I do not know, but I did spend about $350 U.S. here...) the reason that they are so expencive is simple... they are very very good! and worth every penny... I just wish I could...

well, after much pain and suffering... I found some settings that work fairly well:

Material: Michael’s Chrome
Type – Phong

Common Material Attributes:
Color - pure black
Transparency - pure...

how do you do this? I do tend to use Mentel Ray... but do not know what a DGS is...

I have reflections, that is not the issue.. the problem is getting the color I want... it just looks like really shiny grey plastic... how do I get that ultra reflective silver color?

Yes, I know that I need something to reflect, but simply taking a Blinn does not give you that nice silver color... it looks like shiny colored plastic...

:headbang:

I am working on a simple space ship as my first major project in Maya, and I want to add some nice shiny chrome… what are some good settings for Chrome?

Well, I have been using Maya for about 2 months… and I can tell you this… I am taking a 3d modeling class in collage, and the textbook for our class is Learning Maya 7: Foundation. Start at the...

I am thinking about doing a skipping cycle and a tripping (as in falling down) sequence. I have no idea of what model to use since I do not have mad skills as a moddler nor any stock stuff other than...

I am very new to Maya, but since this one is not about making a 500k poly object, I just might go for it! I have not delusions of grandeur, but at least I know that I can do this one…