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Old 08-18-2007, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by DustyPorViva View Post
Nowadays, dithering is mainly only good for texture. Metal=do not dither. You're taking a reflective, smooth surface and turning it rough and rock-like.
You're also not defining the shape of a blade. The shading you have now looks kind of like a rough, roundish thing, rather than a thin, sharp blade.
While not being really being a critical comment, why the secondary lightsource?
i always said that =(!

it looks rusty, doesnt it, dusty?

sure you can use dither but you need to know how

it would look more metallic if you used more colors to give it shine effects etc...etcetcblah
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