E-Type Jaguar - Car Render (lighting/materials problem)

Artwork Works in Progress
#1

I’ve spent about a day on the model so far, getting the lines to flow nicely was probably the biggest hurdle. However, I think the setting up of the final render will be the biggest hurdle! I can’t seem to get a realistic car body feel. The glossy reflections are too “splodgy”. I’m sure some of you have seen this problem before… Any tips? :eyebrowlift:

I’ve attached a diffuse render, the failed glossy test and also my material set up.

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#2

Thanks! I’ll see what I can do.

#3

I’m definately not a cycles guru, but I believe you should be mixing a glossy shader and a diffuse shader, not two glossy ones. As it stands, I think you are totally reflecting the world color. I may be wrong on that though. And yes, there are some awesome car paint shaders out there.

#4

You’re right! It was reflecting the overall world color. I’m going to try to resolve this and post some results soon.