POV-Ray Metallic Spheres and Reflection

Shiny Balls

To make a object reflective, use keyword “roughness” and “reflection” inside “finish”. The value for reflection is from 0 to 1. Here's a example:

texture{pigment{color Gray} finish{ reflection 1 }}

// http://xahlee.org/3d/index.html
#include "colors.inc"

light_source { <50,50,-50> color White }
camera { location <3,-4,-3> look_at <0,0,0> sky <0,0,-1>}

sphere {<-2,0,-1>, 1 texture{pigment{color Blue}finish{ reflection 1 }} }
sphere {< 0,0,-1>, 1 texture{pigment{color Red }finish{ reflection 1 }} }
sphere {< 2,0,-1>, 1 texture{pigment{color Gray}finish{ reflection 1 }} }

plane { <0,0,-1>, 0
  pigment {
    checker color White, color Gray
  }
}

// http://xahlee.org/3d/index.html
#include "colors.inc"

light_source { <50,50,-50> color White }
camera { location <2,-4,-3>*1.6 look_at <0,2,0> sky <0,0,-1>}

box { <0,0,0>, <10,4,4> pigment { color Orange } finish{ reflection 1 } rotate <0,0,15> translate <-5,5.5,-4> }

// /usr/local/bin/povray +R2 +A0.1 +J1.2 +Am2 +Q9 +H480 +W640
// /usr/local/bin/povray +R9 +A0.1 +J1.2 +Am2 +Q9 +H480 +W640
//cylinder{ <0,0,0>, <0,0,-3>, 5 open texture{ pigment{ color Orange} } finish{ reflection 1 } translate <0,8.5,0>}
//cylinder{ <0,0,0>, <0,0,-9>, 10 open texture{ pigment{ color Orange} } finish{ reflection 1 } translate <0,0,0>}

sphere {<-4,0,-1>, 1 texture{pigment{color Gray}finish{ reflection 0 }} }
sphere {<-2,0,-1>, 1 texture{pigment{color Yellow}finish{ reflection .25 }} }
sphere {< 0,0,-1>, 1 texture{pigment{color Green}finish{ reflection .5 }} }
sphere {< 2,0,-1>, 1 texture{pigment{color Blue }finish{ reflection .75 }} }
sphere {< 4,0,-1>, 1 texture{pigment{color Red}finish{ reflection 1 }} }

plane { <0,0,-1>, 0 pigment { checker color White, color Gray } }