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How to make a mirror?

Leo ChenLeo Chen Posts: 697
edited December 1969 in New Users

I have adjusted the reflection to 100%, but the reflection is still very low.
How come?

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  • JimmyC_2009JimmyC_2009 Posts: 8,891
    edited December 1969

    What lighting are you using?

    You need to have a light shining on the side of the vehicle which is facing the mirror, or there is nothing to reflect. Also, do not have a light shining directly into the mirror.

  • JimmyC_2009JimmyC_2009 Posts: 8,891
    edited December 2013

    You could also try changing the Specular colour to White for a brighter render.

    Also, have a look at this by StratDragon on Deviant Art : http://lacyann.deviantart.com/art/ReflectionTutorial-DazStudio-42429145

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  • TotteTotte Posts: 13,980
    edited December 1969

    Basic mirrors.

    OK, here I've been recreating your scene.

    (1) As you can see The reflections are weak here as well.
    (2) I added a distant light from the camera with some shadowing on, as you see the Jeep looks better but the reflections are still bad.
    (3) Here I set the plane as described beside with a black diffuse, still no good reflections.
    (4) Here I added another distant light (no shadows) from behind the mirror to light up the Jeep from the side that should reflect, and you have reflections ;)
    (5) Here I added a prop behind the jeep to prove I'm not faking it.

    The image at the bottom describe how my lights were setup. Remember that if you want decent render times you need to "fake" the lights that normally bounce all around us.

    This could have been achieved using an UberEnvironment too, or the Advanced Ambient Light.

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  • ben98120000ben98120000 Posts: 469
    edited December 2013

    Set diffuse color of the plane to black. Or diffuse strength to 0. Which "tells" DS that the plane doesnt have its own color. Otherwise you get mix between planes color and reflections.

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  • Miss BMiss B Posts: 3,071
    edited December 2013

    I usually refer to Maclean's tutorial for mirror reflections in the old DAZ forum archive  -->
    http://forumarchive.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=16922

    I've never had a problem with mirror reflections using his suggested settings.

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  • Leo ChenLeo Chen Posts: 697
    edited December 1969

    Thank you,JimmyC_2009.

    I used the default light and that is exactly the problem as you guess.

  • Leo ChenLeo Chen Posts: 697
    edited December 1969

    Thank you, Totte , ben98120000 and Miss B.
    I appreciate your help.

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