Wet Pavement

[glorybound]

Has anybody created real nice wet pavement? Not puddles, but how they hose down a driveway before a photoshoot. i have been playing around, and i can't seem to capture it.

[Alan Iglesias]

Has anybody created real nice wet pavement? Not puddles, but how they hose down a driveway before a photoshoot. i have been playing around, and i can't seem to capture it.

I could dig this file up and get you the material if it's what you are looking for...

-Alan

[glorybound]

that would be awesome! Thanks.

[Alan Iglesias]

...that would be awesome! Thanks.

Here you go, Bobby. The Material was set up originally for RT-GPU, so you may have to tweak it a bit for traditional Vray rendering (if that's what you are using) depending on your lighting and the type of biasing you are using. It's mostly a matter of balancing the reflection amount with the bump amount depending on your scene's lighting, etc...

The Asphalt map is somewhat dated as well - you probably have better ones to use...

Hope it helps some,

-Alan

Wet Driveway.zip

[glorybound]

much appreciated! I will give it a try

Here you go, Bobby. The Material was set up originally for RT-GPU, so you may have to tweak it a bit for traditional Vray rendering (if that's what you are using) depending on your lighting and the type of biasing you are using. It's mostly a matter of balancing the reflection amount with the bump amount depending on your scene's lighting, etc...

The Asphalt map is somewhat dated as well - you probably have better ones to use...

Hope it helps some,

-Alan

[ATTACH]19132[/ATTACH]

[voltron7]

This is sort of old, but might be a good starting place, too...
http://www.vray-materials.de/all_materials.php?mat=1107

[glorybound]

I used Alan's map and here is how it turned out.

[glorybound]

I have used the vray-materials.de texture before, but it is using an old color-correction plugin, and I didn't want to mess with it.

[voltron7]

I have used the vray-materials.de texture before, but it is using an old color-correction plugin, and I didn't want to mess with it.

oh yeah, good point, I had not really used it.

[voltron7]

I used Alan's map and here is how it turned out.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]19145[/ATTACH]

It looks a bit like smooth metal, imho

[glorybound]

I need to work on the bump, or maybe some displacement.

[voltron7]

I need to work on the bump, or maybe some displacement.

hehe, Sorry, I had thought you were "finished" with it!

[glorybound]

it's never finished, but for now it's done. The architect requested wet pavement last minute, and he is in his client meeting as we speak. It is, what it is

[voltron7]

it's never finished, but for now it's done.

lol, I know what you mean!

[Raven]

Hey Bobby

To me you have 2 much reflection, plus you need more patchy glossy variation.
Have you done it as a coated material?

Just some quick very small refs
http://image.shutterstock.com/displa...-120130003.jpg
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3661/3...744edc4a64.jpg
http://image.shutterstock.com/displa...-117192091.jpg

hope it helps