Another little test.
Its a sketchup model that I brought in to 3dsmax, used as a template and remodeled.
If I get time I'll fix the binding to be accurate to the real thing.
Renderer: Unbiased
time to cook: 23mins
Q6600 8Gb

edit: Adjusted the FG settings for the biased version and some other settings so there not identical.

I like it! Nice work.

Thanks Zacchia.

These look great. I love the gold texture you created.

One question -- the biased version does not have a shadow between the guitar head and the ground plane, but the unbiased version does. Did you move the ground plane down (it doesn't look like it) or did the biased version not compute this shadow?

Hoop

Hi Hoop,
Yes theres no shadow there, I have to look into my FG settings.
I'm still getting use to the way they work. I'll give it another go.

Clew this newb in . Why are the wires all "haywire"?

Thats because I didn't cut the guitar strings

Oh, I get it now, a newly strung sense of realism. I would show more string tips and increase the depth of focus some.

The quality is excellent!!

Great images Duncan! Excellent detail in the modeling/texturing!

Thanks Pixel.