PHYSICALLYBASED

A database of physically based values for CG artists

Car Paint

Manmade

Render BallRender Ball

Shading


Base Color:

Metalness:

IOR:

Misc


Relative Luminance:

Description

Modern car paints are nearly always an acrylic polyurethane "enamel" with a pigmented basecoat and a clear topcoat. It may be described as "acrylic", "acrylic enamel", "urethane", etc. and the clearcoat in particular may be described as a lacquer. The size of the metal flakes in metallic paints is typically between 100 to 400 microns in diameter. Modern automobile paint is applied in several layers, with a total thickness of around 100 μm (0.1mm).

References

These reference values are based on the most accurate data available at the time and are continually updated as new measurements become available. Depending on the material and the property you're after, there's more or less variability to take into account. Use these values as a starting point, or as validation for existing materials, and then tweak further using your artistic freedom.

Made by Anton Palmqvist with data from https://api.physicallybased.info/v2