Help/advice needed! Chrome Headlights? Example - like this...

[everton22]

Hi all,

I know I'm in the right place for some advice/tips on this. I'm currently working on a job producing some stills for a major car company and they want the images to look like the attachment....

It was done by RealtimeUK (who I'm sure your all familiar with)....

.....now, if you look at the headlights they're a very well done for a start, but does anyone know how to achieve this look? Is it a post production technique or maybe an environment map??

Also, has anyone got any ideas on what they might have done in post??? Has anyone got any general tips/tricks they always use in post?? I usually go for levels, sharpen, saturation, colour correction and glare. Then maybe screen the two master images together.....

Cheers to all that offer help on this!

[Helicase]

My skills are not high enough to answer your question. It is clear though, that there are a few textures other than chrome in that headlight...

These guy's wont be able to help you out unless you tell them what programs you use :P

[everton22]

Thanks for the reply fella!

I use Softimage and After Effects for my work...

Cheers

[beacon1]

and your renderer is Mental ray i suppose? if it is MR, try using promaterials_metal / stainless steel or arch & design / chrome on custom settings and tweak the sttings to your liking.