// control an object's surface finish
  finish {
    ambient 0.1          // ambient surface reflection color [0.1]
    // (---diffuse lighting---)
    diffuse 0.6          // amount [0.6]
    brilliance 1.0       // tightness of diffuse illumination [1.0]
    // (---phong highlight---)
    //phong 0.5          // amount [0.0]
    //phong_size 40      // (1.0..250+) (dull->highly polished) [40]
    // (---specular highlight---)
    //specular 0.5       // amount [0.0]
    //roughness 0.05     // (~1.0..0.0005) (dull->highly polished) [0.05]
    // (---phong and specular---)
    //metallic [Amount]  // give highlight color of surface
    // (---reflection---)
    /*
    reflection {
      //0.0                      // minimal reflection value (for variable reflection)
      1.0                        // reflection amount (maximum for variable reflection)
      //fresnel on               // realistic variable reflection
      //falloff 1.0              // falloff exponent for variable reflection
      //exponent 1.0             // influence surface reflection characteristic
      //metallic 1.0             // tint reflection in surface color
    }*/
    //conserve_energy            // more realistic
    // (---others---)
    //crand 0.2                  // randomly speckle the surface [0.0]
    /*
    irid {               // Iridescence (Newton's thin film interference)
      0.25               // intensity
      //thickness 0.0    // film's thickness [0.0]
      //turbulence 0.3   // film's thickness turbulence
    }*/
  } // finish