3D max rubber texture help

[Cabbit]

Hi there i have been learning 3D max for the last 2 weeks and made this bottle nipple look like silicon best i could but am having real difficulty making a latex material any hints.

1st attempt at amber rubber.

 

[LeviG]

try using a translucent shader in the material properties or gummy[colour] to fake a latex material.

You should really be looking into how to use materials before trying to make what is really quite a complex material for 3ds max.

Your silicon is too glossy and too transparent it looks more like a glass nipple.

Find some tutorials on making materials and how to configure them etc, this will make it a lot easier for you as you will struggle if you haven't done some homework.

 

[Cabbit]

Any good sites on making materials, so far i have just been playing around with them to see what works. The materials built into 3D max 5 aren't very nice looking though i am still getting my head round all the parameters for getting my own ones.

 

[heehee]

If you are learning MAX, you should join this forum, they are the best of the best of the best. Some of the stuff are unreal.

Edit: You should turn on mental ray if you haven't already. The default materials are extremely real especially for transparency.

Edit again sorry I just noticed you are using max 5. Don't know if mental ray comes with it.

 

[fluidedge]

look at waxy sub surface scattering materials. It might be a bit advanced for a 2 week beginner though!! Good luck anyway

 

[Cabbit]

look at waxy sub surface scattering materials. It might be a bit advanced for a 2 week beginner though!! Good luck anyway

I will apply a particle system to the quantum flux stream.

 

[Cabbit]

Finished product.

Played around with materials till i worked out what did what and i think the end result looks kinda good.