Quote - just a curiosity question here. I paint textures too. what about the photo textures. The higlights from the photo is on the texture. Do you want them or "us" to find a way to make it more "matte" looking.

Maybe you shouldn't use badly taken photos as reference. Look for pictures made with professional equipement  (studio, lights, cameras) and some knowledge.

 

Unless you can take your own photos, the best ones out there are from Peter Levius' site.  He's a professional photographer and knows all about lighting, angles, equipment.  I've had a membership at his site for 3 years now, ever since I started learning how to do photo-realistic textures.

This is a link to my WIP for V4.  My own textures and the only reflections come from the lights and the shader nodes.

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1361905

Hugz from Phoenix, USA

Victoria

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