materials in 3dsmax

[RageCage]

this question has been bothering me for a while. how does using ambient, diffuse, and specular change the material? and how do you use them?

[Jyncus]

Leigh explains all of those quite well over 5 (so far) photorealistic texturing workshops on CgTalk (http://www.cgtalk.com) forums.

Here's a link to the tutorials on her site : http://leigh.cgcommunity.com/tutorialspart1.htm

They're very helpful, and I highly suggest reading through them.
:)

[RageCage]

badass, this is juts what I wanted! thanks