Thank you very much Drongle McMahon, I've been reading your reply to Lisa Marie back in 2013, your example is beautiful and I was trying to replicate your mini tutorial all day, but I can't seem to be able to do it. Whenever I add my black and white striped specular map texture I should see shiny stripes, right? I have tried adjusting the Glossiness and enviornment but nothing is happening. I will spend the rest of the night trying to understand your reply since it's quite a bit over my head. But again, I don't need a normal map, right? Thank you soooo much for trying to help me Also I did try a sphere, but I still couldn't see any reflections.