# /// Detailed 3D tires in max **URL:** \ **Category:** design\ **Created:** [June 5, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595 "2003-06-05T22:29:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eilsoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc348/32.png) [@eilsoe](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/eilsoe)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/1 "2003-06-05T22:29:33Z")
Ok, I finally got the alloys sorted out! 😛 wee =) here it is: ![](http://www.avalon-rev.dk/junk/tires.jpg) Any thoughts? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/2 "2003-06-05T23:09:16Z")
Looking really good there. Only thing I’d work on is the alloy material. You might want to try a anisotropic shader and up the specular highlights a bit (between 100-150 or or so, maybe higher). The reflections need a bit of work too… perhaps you might want to try HDR maps to get something really convincing. I’d tone down the specular on the tire material and up the ambient a bit in the environment… or if you are using a renderer, up the GI a bit. That way you could still see the detail on the tire, but it wouldn’t look so shiny. Nice work though! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2003, 11:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/3 "2003-06-05T23:11:09Z")
I would make the tires thicker, do they come in dubz size? Good Job! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/4 "2003-06-06T00:27:48Z")
that is so cool i wish i could use 3D programs ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/5 "2003-06-06T00:36:42Z")
Thats really good. I kinda gave up on MAX ☹ i like it but Maya is just better, i am using PLE but i am getting a second (or third) hand copy of 4.0! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/6 "2003-06-06T02:40:32Z")
that looks really good and keep posting updates.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/7 "2003-06-06T03:16:32Z")
really sweet, nice work, wanna see more from you 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/8 "2003-06-06T03:17:49Z")
that looks really good!!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 6:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/9 "2003-06-06T06:13:02Z")
That’s neat! Mabe make it look like metal some more… it’s like plastic right now but it’s very nice! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/10 "2003-06-06T10:14:19Z")
Yah the alloy material was just a quickie. It’s basically just a shiny blinn material with a reflected sky 🙂 Ironikart seems to know his stuff, so maybe he’ll tell us how to make proper materials? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/11 "2003-06-06T10:19:21Z")
Wow!! They are great :beam: Could the reflection not carry on? Not be cut off? - Soul :s: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 10:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/12 "2003-06-06T10:24:31Z")
there will be a reflection yes 🙂 Maybe I should blend in an environment reflection too…? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/13 "2003-06-06T10:44:02Z")
is this any better? ![](http://www.avalon-rev.dk/junk/tires2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/14 "2003-06-06T10:47:37Z")
That’s really amazing. 🙂 Have I ever told you that I hated you, mate? 😛 I envy you your Photoshop skills, that’s an excellent picture. 🙂 Now can you draw me an Impreza to go with those tyres? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/15 "2003-06-06T10:54:21Z")
Nice! I’m doing that tutorial to 😛 Stopped at the multi-material thingy, i don’t know what to do (even with multi-sub materials)… And after a while my max version totally broke down my computer, started taking so much memory that i could hardly move the mouse cursor. Well, I found out how to after a while, norton caused some kind of problem with “winlogon.exe” wich max uses to so there was a conflict… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/16 "2003-06-06T11:08:54Z")
e that looks a whole lot better! keep it up! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/17 "2003-06-06T11:52:05Z")
thanks every1 🙂 Kit: Once I figure out car modelling, I’ll make you the Impreza, with a custom paint job as well 😉 Now All I need is Ironikart to come and tell me what materials to use on the tires, they still don’t look quite right to me :-\ oh well, it’s the modelling part that’s hard, materials can always be changed =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/18 "2003-06-07T14:44:55Z")
Wow, nice work dude ! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/19 "2003-06-07T15:26:05Z")
there is one thing the gap between the shadow and wheel theres is a white line if you just blur it or something:) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595/20 "2003-06-07T15:50:34Z")
::: oh just great , i wrote a great big response and my ie decided to crash. grrr ok let me see if i remember what i wrote. hmmm nice work mate. The tires look more like slicks at the moment, you might need to turn up your bump map or displacement map depending on which one you used to get the tire texture. You need to throw in some more lights so we can see the tire texture better, maybe a slight direction light or a low intensity spot light, that should make the scene more natural. The tire texture looks a little too bright as well, im guessing but it seems like you are using a phong material. maybe play around with the specular settings in the phong material , such as specular colour (change to a grey if black already) and its intensity to get more of a rubber look. (Maybe try a blinn material). You could even add a realistic background, like a garage or something to add some realism to the image. its looking great for the time being , keep it up!! :beam: [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detailed-3d-tires-in-max/22595.md?page=2)