Beginning to Render

This is my first render test. I tried using white as the colour for the model, but when I added light you could not see the shape of the model at all, so I tested dark grey and I think this looks good because it encourages shadows in the render and therefore helps to show the shape of the model. I am considering looking at other materials for the model, but I don't want to deter away from the form by adding more confusing materials.


Model Materials I used:
I decided to be plain with my materials for this assignment, and simply create a palette of white and dark gray. I used the white for the ground plane that I made in 3D studio max, and then made the model gray.