yea same as eric said, i think the side looks good, you might want to try and use a rectangle light the size of the car and put it over top of the car and moove it around to get the right reflection on the car for the top, i would stay away from HDR for studios shots unless you painted your own studio hdr. But keep it up its coming nice!
@yasick thanks i hope im on the right track this time
@Erik_S thanks im glad that i was able to finish it more or less I know car deserves a lot better renders than my current ones but im still learning, experimenting and searching for right balance in studio renders as for grain in my shots they are just quick 5 - 10 min test renders so no worries there wont be any grain in final render. And yes they could be a bit washed out especially outdoor one cause i mess up gamma level of back plate and final output image
@kriscabrera i tested some hdr panoramas of studio but they aren't that good this time i try simple setup nothing fancy just 3 luminous planes and black background
Again quick test shot so alot of grain i just want to be sure that this setup is good before i hit final render button it takes some time on my computer
Update some tweaks to lighting and small experiment with color also i manage to tweak render settings so its looks better and I don't have to wait too long for it. I think ill tune it up a little more do get rid of some dark spots on glass.
Been busy lately, but i've upgraded Modo to 501 so ive got good reason to make new render they change some materials settings in 501 so i had to tweak most of my materials.
Last edited by L4UGHINGM4N; 02-13-2012 at 11:40 PM.
looks really good, youve spent a long time on this project.. not many people have the dedication to do that, keep up the good work mate. very nice stuff.
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I know car deserves a lot better renders than my current ones but im still learning, experimenting and searching for right balance in studio renders as for grain in my shots they are just quick 5 - 10 min test renders so no worries there wont be any grain in final render. And yes they could be a bit washed out especially outdoor one cause i mess up gamma level of back plate and final output image 
Recently ive made some tweaks and tests with good old Alpine a110, mainly tail and front lights lighting setup.
