I have a better more realistic version for the shader pack.

He he... I think the shader pack one's gonna be better still.

That "simple" one still looks awesome click link -> download

Is that a Danae skin texture on the figure that's wearing the pearls there BB?

Quote - Is that a Danae skin texture on the figure that's wearing the pearls there BB?

Yes - Lyon.

Quote - > Quote - Is that a Danae skin texture on the figure that's wearing the pearls there BB?

Yes - Lyon.

Cool - those pearls suit her nicely

Wow... see your point. The simple one looks amazing, then the complex one, with presumably something of that gel coat trick in it, just totally pops all the more.

The light bouncing off the shader is multiplied I guess by the second layer... or something? ... making the pearls whiter, effectively... but in a very convincing way.

Awesome

It's pretty :D. Working with it now BB. I added another spec and reflect like that pearly teeth shader someone posted at RDNA...not sure if it's where it's supposed to be in the node sequence, but it looks nice so far ;).

Laurie

Laurie

That's pretty.

This is definitely a thin-film effect, even more complex than what I was doing earlier. In this one the color doesn't just get darker, it shifts in hue.

Thank you for the help BB. I could never come up with a pearl shader..lol.

I'm still trying to figure out why it looks awesome with an emitter for a light but looks lackluster, to say the least, with a regular light like a point. Ugh. Even the BBGlossy looks...I wanna say flat?

Needless to say, I don't think I'll be going back to regular Poser lights...lol.

Laurie

Quote - Tahitian (black) pearl.

This is definitely a thin-film effect, even more complex than what I was doing earlier. In this one the color doesn't just get darker, it shifts in hue.

Trust me, I like this, but it has a slight yellowish tint to it that I know black pearls don't have ;). Is it the lights? I had a black pearl ring that reflected a pinkish and mostly bluish color. In incandescent light it looked pretty gray ;). More like the image. But now that I look I guess they can look yellowish?

Laurie

The emitter (area) light looks better because it's not a point - it's an area. These surfaces reflect what is around them, but being curved they shrink those things. A point, being already tiny, becomes practically nothing. On the other hand, a nice big bright area, such as a window, becomes a beautiful thing in the reflection.

Quote - > Quote - Tahitian (black) pearl.

This is definitely a thin-film effect, even more complex than what I was doing earlier. In this one the color doesn't just get darker, it shifts in hue.

Trust me, I like this, but it has a slight yellowish tint to it that I know black pearls don't have ;). Is it the lights? I had a black pearl ring that reflected a pinkish and mostly bluish color. In incandescent light it looked pretty gray ;). More like the image. But now that I look I guess they can look yellowish?

Laurie

http://tropic-island.net/polynesia-tahiti-moorea/tahitian-black-pearls.html

They come in many colors.

I've never seen a black pearl that color...lol. I didn't realize they even came that light in color. I guess nacre production is privy to a lot of different variables ;).

Laurie

Many thanks for this freebie, BB.

It helped me to finally achieve an accurate Spectraflame shader.

"Spectraflame" is automotive candy paint sprayed directly on top of zinc plated toy cars and contains both standard as well as flourescent pigments, so there is not only "sparkle" due to imperfections in the plating, but also a noticeable color shift.

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Wow...so beautiful :) I always preferred the black pearls over white ones.

Laurie

Oh, that's NEAT! :D

Laurie

The BBGlossy metals have essentially turned to mud and the pearly shader has lost its lovely glossiness and bump. It will still pass for pearl I guess but now it looks more like shiny plastic ;).

I'll supply shaders for metals that looks really nice under regular Poser lighting, even tho the BBGlossy shader may still look really good under some Poser lighting and scene scenarios. Having more shaders choices is a good thing...lol.

Laurie

Laurie

Quote - Many thanks for this freebie, BB.

It helped me to finally achieve an accurate Spectraflame shader.

"Spectraflame" is automotive candy paint sprayed directly on top of zinc plated toy cars and contains both standard as well as flourescent pigments, so there is not only "sparkle" due to imperfections in the plating, but also a noticeable color shift.

Cool - nice Hotwheels shader

Beautimous! slobbers on materials

That's very nice 

All in Monkey Green.

Ha ha! Superb!

Many thanks BB

A set of pearl hub caps and those'll be good to go... LOL :lol:

how about British Racing Green... in Gloss and Matte?

Hehe..anything green is cool for me :D

likes green

Laurie

If ya don't like green there's plenty of red!

Deep Red, Burgundy Red, Cherry Red, Red, Hyper Red

Quote - how about British Racing Green... in Gloss and Matte?

Oooh. I can't find a definitive color value for that - google image search produces multiple values.

Care to make a specific RGB suggestion? I take requests.

Those look cool Ted.

Nice model too! :-)

Try this BB ;)

http://www.colourlovers.com/color/014225/british_racing_green

yup that the closest shade Laurie :)

With the candy paint, the color is compounded except where it points right at the camera. So I usually have to make a judgement call and boost the brightness a bit to get it closer to expectations.

Which of these three do you reckon is the closest to what you expect for this color?

All three were boosted, but left is least and right is most.

I'd say the mid shade is the best one

I think it is totally unfair to go a post a great pearl shader after having a render running for almost 24 hours, with a shader that just won't do anymore.

Will those model cars' doors open?

Here is your color in BBGlossy, your chosen boost in Candy, and in flat matte.

Look right?

Quote - Will those model cars' doors open?

No.

I'd call the middle one...?

EDIT: ...and looks okay to me in the glossy, candy and matte test above.

I have to go make dinner now. If you can figure out where I've hidden the British Racing Green Candy Paint on my site, you can have it FOR FREE.

It will be in the store soon (along with 249 others), so don't redistribute it.

After I'm done with dinner, I'm deleting it.

No fair telling other people where it is.

He he... easy... thanks BB

My gawd...that was too easy BB ;).

Laurie

Thanks for the shader. I'll buy it later anyway, so it's only a loaner. There is some other interesting stuff there, can we look at it?

Time's up.

Are you asking about other stuff in my file cabinet? Sure.