thx for the comments Xtreme
i have just got back from holiday so i have had only time to tweak the materials
sorry its a thumbnail
click to enlarge its fairly big
i like the render which is first one standing up on the left
have added more bump maps, tweak reflectivity and eccentricity ect.
using a blinn for the chrome instead of dgs material for more control
new HDRI map
still undicided on how i wanna do the stings, i need to bump them so that probably means converting to polys to do so
crits please on all aspects
thx
Last edited by pbman; 04-08-2007 at 04:07 PM.