Just finished

[richdj]

Firstly, and I know everyone else will say this but larry does :rockandro ....

The tutes are excellent... And I love Larry's style, basically, 'I've got this and lets make the od mistake or miss things... Then I'll show you how to make it right.'...... Just see how his initial Undo level is set to 8... and still it's not a problem... Kudos...

Anyway here you go...

Rich

[richdj]

Just a little composit... Nothing too special, but hey, it was fun playing...

Rich

[SplineGod]

Thanks Rich, Nice job! :thumbsup:
Everything looks very good. Theres a bit of speckling around the brighter areas.
Check out this discussion on some hints to fix that.
http://www.kurvstudios.com/forum/showthread.php?t=111&page=2&pp=10

Also try using an area light. Play with its size to effect the shadows.
Also make sure you try out ray traced reflections and refractions.
Make sure you have a gradient applied in the reflectivity channel. Play with that until the brighter speckles go away. Also using a different HDRI can work, esp indoor ones. Outdoor images can have some very hot bright spots. Also, you can use ANY image and not just HDRIs. :)

[richdj]

Cheers Larry... I'll make some changes over the next day or so and post the updates then...

Rich