Setting Specular Level and Glossiness

The highlights created in combustion from passing lights and reflective surfaces are controlled through the interaction of the Specular Level and Glossiness settings. The diffuse and specular highlights can assume whatever color you want.

To set the specular level and glossiness:

1. Enable Shading in the Settings controls to display the specular highlights.
2. Select a layer.
3. Click Surface.
4. Adjust the Specular Level slider as required, or click and enter a value.

The higher the percentage, the brighter the specular reflection ("hot spot") on the surface of the layer.

5. Adjust the Glossiness slider as required, or click and enter a value.

Increase Glossiness to make small, dense specular highlights. Decrease Glossiness to spread the specular highlights over a larger area.

6. To create highlights using the colors of the layer, enable Color Highlights.

If this option is disabled, highlights are created using the colors of the lights.