CarPaint2 Material

This page provides details about the CarPaint2 material available for creation in Chaos Vantage.

Last updated 28 February 2026

This page provides details about the CarPaint2 material available for creation in Chaos Vantage.

Overview

CarPaint2 is a material that simulates a metallic car paint. It is a complex material with three layers: a base diffuse layer, a flake layer, and clear coat layer. The material allows the adjustment of each of these layers separately. The CarPaint2 material uses GGX BRDF type and offers base glossiness tail falloff option.

Parameters

Base color – Specifies the diffuse color or map for the base layer. See the Base Color example below.

Base reflection – Specifies a reflectivity value or map for the base layer. The reflection color itself is the same as the Base color.

Base glossiness – Specifies a reflection glossiness value or map for the base layer. Higher values such as the default make the highlights sharper, while lower values make the transition more subtle.

Base glossiness tail – Controls the transition from highlighted areas to non-highlighted areas. Higher values such as the default make the highlight transition sharper and lower values make the glossiness tail more diffuse.

Coat color – Specifies the color or map of the coat layer. See the Coat Color example below.

Coat amount – Specifies the thickness amount of the coat layer. A value of 0 does not add a coat layer, while higher values blend the coat gradually.

Coat ior – Specifies the Index of Refraction for the coat layer.

Coat glossiness – Specifies the glossiness value or map of the coat reflections.

Example

The following examples demonstrate the effect that individual CarPaint2 material parameters have on the scene. Click on any image to view it at a higher resolution.