Arnold area light makes material Look matte

[IchoTolot]

Hallo everyone,

I recently have used a AIStandardSurface Material with the gold preset. With most lights it has a very Realistin metal look, exept for the Arnold area light. If I use that, the models metallic look is totally gone. Is that just normal for this sort of light?

Thank you really much

[mspeer]

Hi!

"...metallic look is totally gone."

I don't know what this means, here it works fine.

[IchoTolot]

When using an area light for lightning, there is no reflection any more when rendering. The moddle is matte

[mspeer]

Hi!

Please screenshot(s) and upload a scene-file.

[IchoTolot]

Here it is the File.

And here a screenshot. You can see the difference between the helmet, and the body

[mspeer · Accepted solution]

Hi!

Thanks for the screenshot and scene-file, but i can see mass chrome reflections.

Here different states of the light:

A big light source creates a different look than a small light, so if you prefer the look of a small light source, then use one.

There is a reason why all photographers and cinematographers say, "the most important is light".