"That is how I did my first material for grey colour I needed, however, the RAL values were different.
I had to say it was the correct colour so going to the values when it is important I would rather do that.
It doesn't mean doing your way is…"
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Creating material relating to a RAL or Pantone colour
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mash Derrick Jan 28. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hi everyone,What is the best approach to generate a material which could match a standard colour such as RAL or Pantone.I want to create a grey that will match RAL 7004 Signal Grey see below:…Continue
Resolution and file size
Started this discussion. Last reply by Ryan Wynott Jan 25. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hi everyone,My question today is the file size and print quality. The best way to get the best quality image which could be reproduced in print.Below are some test images, all of the same vessel, but…Continue
Colour wash for a festive message
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mash Derrick Dec 21, 2012. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hi guys,Materials question I guess, I am preparing a Christmas card image, the idea is children's building blocks spelling out 'Happy Christmas', quite simple.I have model the blocks, I want them to…Continue
I have noticed materials being duplicated
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mash Derrick Sep 6, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi there,This is a question / observation about materials, I have been modelling a boat, I have done various parts of it in different files.To check / review the results I have assigned materials to…Continue
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Mash Derrick replied to Mash Derrick's discussion Creating material relating to a RAL or Pantone colour
Owen Keating replied to Mash Derrick's discussion Creating material relating to a RAL or Pantone colour"I've been exporting jpgs from photoshop and using those in the color channel to build my materials. It may not be the most accurate but it's easier than remembering all the RGB values."
Mash Derrick replied to Mash Derrick's discussion Resolution and file size"Thank you, so you take the width in inches times it by the dpi required so if you want A5 (8.3 x 5.8 in) at 150 dpi the size will be 1245 x 870.
M"
Ryan Wynott replied to Mash Derrick's discussion Resolution and file size"I always specify the exact image size in pixels.
You need to know the maximum intended print size and what the printer requires.
Magazines usually like 300 dpi.
A4 = 8.3 x 11.7 x 300 dpi = 2490 x 3510 image size in pixels."
Mash Derrick replied to Mash Derrick's discussion Creating material relating to a RAL or Pantone colour"Excellent so I had the right approach.
I did think to locate a colour manager, interesting the same colour does have a slight difference in RGB values depending on where you go.
I have attached a RAL colour chart with RGB, HEX and CMYK values…"
A Smith replied to Mash Derrick's discussion Creating material relating to a RAL or Pantone colour"I've just gone through a ton of pantones colours,
the best way i found was to grab a copy of the "pantone color manager" it'll give you the RGB of the specific pantones and then you just fill it in the material details when…"
Mash Derrick posted a discussionCreating material relating to a RAL or Pantone colour
Hi everyone,What is the best approach to generate a material which could match a standard colour such as RAL or Pantone.I want to create a grey that will match RAL 7004 Signal Grey see below:This is taken from a colour charge (…See More
Mash Derrick replied to Mash Derrick's discussion Resolution and file size"Thanks for looking into it. M"
Scott Davidson replied to Mash Derrick's discussion Resolution and file size"This is simply a bug. Thank you for pointing it out. It seems that the preset values are not working. We will get that fixed.
In the mean time you can use the Page size and the Custom Pixels per Inch value. There you can use…"
Mash Derrick replied to Mike's discussion Water Material rendering"Hi, as your item is small, the pixelation caused by the image for the water, it is set for large items. Number of passes wouldn't change background, see the two images below, 5 and 50 passes respectively.
I made a duplicate material, and…"
Mash Derrick replied to Mike's discussion Water Material rendering"If you could upload your file, I will see what result I get.
Just ran this on 50 passes.
Standard material.
Thanks M"
Mash Derrick posted a discussionResolution and file size
Hi everyone,My question today is the file size and print quality. The best way to get the best quality image which could be reproduced in print.Below are some test images, all of the same vessel, but the resolution is changed on each one stepping through the options on the 'Render' tab in nXt.So the base settings are:Total pixels - 300000Image size, pixels ~ 1000 x 750ResolutionDisplay ~ 72 dpiPrinter, draft ~ 100 dpiPrinter, normal ~ 150 dpiPrinter, high quality ~ 300 dpiI always save the tiff…See More
Mash Derrick replied to Mike's discussion Water Material rendering"How many passes? Getting water right it does seam to be an art.
M"
Mash Derrick replied to G. Neil Armstrong's discussion Wood Grain Direction"If you are using a texture image to generate the wood material. If you want two different directions of grain, duplicate the material you are using, rename it and double click on it to bring up the editor. Click on Advanced..>Textures tab>…"
Mash Derrick replied to Mash Derrick's discussion Colour wash for a festive message"Tweaks worked
Then using the alpha channel to change the background.
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