Re: making objects look plastic
Hi
After Inspection of the tap image.
I think that it was probably done by merging two images with photoshop. As for the plastic effect, this can also be achieved with photoshop quite easily .
On a very close inspection, the sky next to the tap has had been edited. Also the shadow does not look 100%.
Saying that, whom ever made this, has done a good job.
I hope I have helped, with my answers. Good luck with your job.
Tiff