Texturing a Photo-realistic Fork

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Hi,

I’m trying to create a photo-realistic fork but I’m really struggling with the texturing.

I’m currently at this stage (my render on the left, the reference picture on the right)

comparison.jpg1920×1920 1.31 MB

My material node is like this:

node-layout.PNG982×346 43.8 KB

Does anyone have any advice at how I can make the material look more photo-realistic?

Any advice is greatly appreciated

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i think you need some enviroment to reflect, that is what makes a lot of the reference picture

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Hi,

I agree with pingking23 about the environmental effects

Plus you could also add some distortion at the bottom {where they join} tines of the fork
You can see in the reference that the surface of the fork is subtly curved {probably because of the way it is made}
Either model this, or add it as displacement or bump map

Best of luck

Martin

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Fix the geometry; the deep corners look flawed and there is a dent in the outer “bow” (? near largest width of the mouthpiece). Looks slightly out of proportions, but I can’t put my finger on what.

Material; avoid using a mirrored texture. Vary everything, if just slightly. Try to match up what is actually reflected. But yeah, I agree, I think it’s the reflections/environment that is the biggest culprit.

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Thank you for all the suggestions!