What are clear coat highlights?
When
an object such as a car is painted, the paint job is finished with
a clear coat, a transparent protective coating applied on top of
a colored base coat that creates a shiny and reflective surface.
The clear coat has the effect of creating a secondary sharp highlight
on the surface. Turn on clear coat highlights to produce this effect
and make your materials look extra shiny with two specular highlights.
Clear Coat Highlight parameters
TipTo view the parameters
for a particular material, select an object with that material and
press Ctrl+M.
- Show clear coat highlights for this material
-
Check this box to show
clear coat highlights.
- Color
-
Adjusts the color of
the clear coat highlights. For details on how to use these controls,
see:
Change colors.
- Highlight size
-
Controls the size of
shiny highlights or hotspots on the surface. This value is also
called eccentricity. Enter any numeric value.
- Highlight transition
-
Modulates or scales the
intensity of the clear coat highlight. This value is also called
specular rolloff. Enter any numeric value.
- Environment light effect
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Adjusts the effect that
the environment light has on the material. That is, the brightness
of the clear coat hotspots. Move the slider from dimmer to brighter,
or enter any numeric value.