Satin Material By Neil Blevins July 15th 2004 This is a quick tutorial discussing a satin shader I made in brazil, and some of the thought behind making it.  While the example is brazil rendered, you can use pretty much any renderer / 3d app to get a similar effect. Someone came on t...

Leather Material By Neil Blevins June 15th 2005 Here's a tutorial on how to create a leather material. My tests were done in 3dsmax, but the theory of how to put the material together works for all 3d apps, and I've included at the bottom a max and maya example file. The basic ingredien...