[Tig] Shiny cars tips

[Rob Lingelbach]

On Feb 27, 2008, at 1:45 PM, Bojan Mastilovic wrote:

> somebody else, and the cars are realy shiny and beautiful regarding a
> original picture they shoot with the HDCAM f900.
> Can you share some tips how to make chrome parts be so siver and the
> reflections in a car look so nice?

that's a really good question, because _silver_ is more than a color,  
it includes a kind of brilliance and reflectance that has a lot to do  
with how it's illuminated.  Colorists who have done a lot of car  
commercials, where a lot of time is spent making the shots look  
perfect, know that with a silver car, almost everything depends on the  
photography.  On a stage, often a huge, very soft light source is  
above the car.  (someone will remind me of the name of this light.)

There can also be a texture to silver, if it's a metallic paint.

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Rob Lingelbach
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