Test-render the pool ball again. You should notice a much nicer level of
reflection (Figure 7.45). Voil? !
Figure 7.45
The reflections look much better and
add a certain realism to the pool ball.
Figure 7.44
The reflections are a bit heavy. If you could reduce the amount of reflection,
they??™d be better.
If you have lost the view of your pool ball somehow, or if you simply want to center it in the
Perspective viewport (or any other viewport), press the Z shortcut to focus the viewport on
all the objects in the scene. In this case, it will center the pool ball.
322 ?– chapter 7: Materials and Mapping
Background Color
You may notice that the background in the renders in Figures 7.44 and 7.45
are white, whereas your renders??™ backgrounds are (probably) black. There are
many reasons why you would want to control the background color, which
you can do with a simple setting change. You may want a specific color to
offset your scene (for example, blue to represent the sky) or you may want a
picture in your background.
To change the background of your renders, go to the main menu and
choose Rendering ??” Environment (Figure 7.46). The Background parameter
is at the top of the dialog box.
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