V-ray realistic steel material tutorial. Learn to different types of steel material in 3ds max and v-ray by following some simple steps as given below.

1: Settings for stainless steel Material (Polished steel material)


Set the Diffuse color to (R:5, G:5, B:5)
Set the reflection color to (R:222, G:222, B:222)
Set the RGlossiness to 0.996
Set the subdivs to 12
Set the Max depth to 10
Check the box to turn on Fresnel reflections and click on L to change Fresnel IOR value to 25
2: Settings for steel Material


Set the Diffuse color to (R:18, G:18, B:18)
Set the reflection color to (R:228, G:228, B:228)
Set the RGlossiness to 0.7
Set the subdivs to 12
Set the Max depth to 8
Check the box to turn on Fresnel reflections and click on L to change Fresnel IOR value to 22
3: Settings for Chrome Satin steel Material (Semi Polished steel material)


Set the Diffuse color to (R:15, G:15, B:15)
Set the reflection color to (R:222, G:222, B:222)
Set the RGlossiness to 0.88
Set the subdivs to 18
Set the Max depth to 10
Check the box to turn on Fresnel reflections and click on L to change Fresnel IOR value to 25

For the BLACK SURFACE tutorial visit http://chaitanyagraphics.com/vray-black-surface-material-tutorial/
