Thx, I'd like to come up with something that gives more of the backlight effect like this - the highlights around the edges from a backlight. You're rim light was on, but I moved it forward and above to be in front of the backdrop prop - should I just move it behind the figure an crank it up a bit ? I'll keep testing.

Thanks..

http://www.dphoto.us/forumphotos/data/500/73IMG_1766.jpg

This is the setup I'm using - the small box behind the figure is a box with the same material room settings as box_1 in your scene - I bumped up the ambient value to 3.

Quote - > Quote - Hi Guys, here's one with PM:Shine set to 0 - looks pretty good to me..

BB, what blows me away about this setup is the speed, I've been spending alot of time lately messing with light setups to try and increase realism - I always end up with scenes that take FOREVEER to render. This setup produces better than anything I've been able to come up with and its crazy fast..

Yes, well, that's the point of getting advice instead of wasting time experimenting yourself. I've already done the experimenting so you don't have to find the needle-in-haystack-solution. That's not to say you shouldn't experiment, because a scene like this won't cover every situation you run into. But it's a good start.

Glad you like it.

Just wish I'd found your stuff sooner - everything you put out is amazing.. I'm pretty new to Poser just got it a few months back.. your tutorials and these threads should be on the required reading list for anyone starting out with Poser.. I can't thank you enough for all the time you put into this and give it away for free as well !

Yeah, its the texture, I've tried several shine level settings and moved the lights around - still get the same results on the face. I don't have many textures to work with but I'm going to try a few others and see how it goes.

BB, what blows me away about this setup is the speed, I've been spending alot of time lately messing with light setups to try and increase realism - I always end up with scenes that take FOREVEER to render. This setup produces better than anything I've been able to come up with and its crazy fast..