Grant Warwick- Mastering Vray: Material Ideas Needed.

[RobH22]

I have a suggestion for a fairly difficult material. Human teeth.

They are opaque but translucent. They are smooth but a bit bumpy and they are wet. It's a great challenge to get them to look right. And with adolescents, the anatomy of the tooth is that you have a really semi-transparent edge on the front teeth that goes away as you get older called the mamalon. Teeth would be a tough one but a good one. I've been illustrating teeth for 10-years and have never gotten it right.

[AlexP]

That was released over a week ago?? Did you get the email update?

I've had like 5-6 people say they didn't get it. My brother is managing the mailing list now and he says nothing is wrong but honestly it's starting to annoy me now. I'll double check for you.

Cool, I also didnt get the email update...

[ChrisS]

Cool, I also didnt get the email update...

me too ...

[Vizioen]

What would be interesting is a full procedural bark texture. Apparently it would be possibly with layering of the right fractals: http://amber.rc.arizona.edu/darktree/cellular.html

Or full procedural dirt: http://wallpaperscraft.com/image/sur...360.jpg?orig=1

edit:

also like suggested in one of the first posts: lead, like for roofs and stuff: http://celticleadwork.co.uk/tl/image...barrel274p.jpg

and do you think a brick shader is possible (without the grout of course): http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/brick-wall-1873807.jpg so we don't have to use textures I know there are a lot of different types of bricks, but like a base to start from.

[PIXELBOX_SRO]

i did not get the update either mate

[Preisler]

...also did'nt get the update!

[Donald2B]

I didn't get the update, but I frequently stop by the site and noticed that it was there and downloaded it.

[squintnic]

i didnt get the update either

[MoonDoggie]

No update for me either.

[glorybound]

Nor did I. I thought it was odd, so I just logged in to check, and it was there.

[oligophant]

I had the same trouble too, but just that update in particular

[m_hinks]

To balance, I got the email!

[JezUK]

Hi Grant,

I didn't get that email either.

[voltron7]

Same here, no update, but emailed Grant to ask and he replied promptly...

[Mokiki]

Just to chime in quickly. I didn't get the Lesson 5 part 2 email either but I got the one afterwards about the material contest.