HELP! Can't achieve a realistic brushed stainless steel material!! Frustration!!

[bertreynolds]

I have tried for a long time to achieve a convincing brushed stainless steel material but somehow I just can't. I've tried making my own, using pre-made ones, nothing works. I don't know if it's my render settings or what, but I can't get a realistic look to my interior scenes that use a brushed steel. It usually either comes out all glittery looking or chrome. Furthermore, I get this repeating pattern all over my objects corresponding to the bump texture the mat file uses. If I try to scale it appropriately the grain of the steel becomes too enlarged, further contributing to the frustration factor. This also happens with wood. Somebody please help me before I pull my hair out. Also, my job depends on my ability to do this. Online tutorials assume I've been using VRay my whole life. I need someone to fill in the blanks for me here. Thanks.

[Ismael]

Tips:

http://www.alexhogrefe.com/blog/2012/7/10/brushed-stainless-steel-tutorial.html

http://www.evermotion.org/tutorials/show/7875/anisotropic-shader-tutorial-using-vray-1-5-final-sp-1

http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/brushedmet/asberg_bmetal_01.asp

http://computer-graphic.talkwhat.com/view/MniCsGzRaTqYiC.html

http://www.foro3d.com/f171/tutorial-vray-rhino-68335.html

http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education/aniso_highlights/aniso_highlights.htm

 

Check wood:

http://www.aleso3d.com/blog/?p=293

http://www.aleso3d.com/blog/?p=99