Cystics Questions:

you tell us: http://images.google.com/images?q=car...zJBA&gbv=2

Here's a good image to test.

Don't be embarrassed, everyone fails, quite frequently may I add. Just try again, try again. (Going to go listen to that song now)

crystic,

actually, your image posted here does remind of carbon fiber, albeit a more fine weave than one normally sees. it also appears to be in a roll, which is cool.

I replied to this thread yesterday and see my reply was removed. I shall assume it was because it mentioned competitive products by name. So I will reply again without such references.

The guys I know in the vehicle wrap business are not very happy with any of the many carbon fiber seamless tiles available that have been made using procedural software. Most have shifted to using high resolution photos of real carbon fiber. What will work with them is a photographic image that has been made into a seamless tile. The same is true with many other types of images and why so many competitors to Filter Forge are developing products to handle this need and this opportunity.

One would hope that the FF team is also aware of this.

Turn the reflection blur up to about 50 or more, I mean, all I can say is look back at the close-up I posted.

I salute you! Very nice work, Im interested to see how it was done, because I can get the pattern but there seems to always be a slight problem with the ways im doing it.

Excellent Constantin another EP HU

Some notes about your gems: What is the bump map doing? Compare the diffuse map to the combined render and you'll see what I mean. Also, how about glowing gems (check out some glow filters out there).