I dont thnik this was done on Flamingo...
But if you were going to try to this type of lighting i would use directional lighting. for surface textures you can make your own with your own Camera or by searching online for materials.

But that rendering was probably done on Vray

Researching around Vray does seem to be the program to use. Thanks for the input.

I did these with Flamingo

I only use flamingo, because its fast..

And it does produce decent renderings.

Vray is a great program I have never used it but have seen it in action. I have been using maxwell render here and there. So look into Vray and also check out maxwell render

flamingo 2 is allot better than flamingo 1.1 and Flamingo nXt is coming soon i believe

also Brazil Vray Maxwell Indigo Fryrender and others use the same RDK hooks with Rhinoceros

this is the image...

Really? I'm the first one to come up with this?



I know - you guys are being so helpful and all...sorry for the digression.

http://www.edugraphics.net/ga15-birds/posters/ga160-fl.jpg >

The effect is called ambient occlusion. I have used it in cinema4d and maxwell. Most advanced rendering packages have it. I don't know about flamingo.

here is the science behind it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambient_occlusion

thanks believe, very very helpful.

I don't think Flamingo will currently do ambient occlusion or global illumination. If that is the effect you are after then I think Vray is definitely the right choice for you. The image you linked to is actually the easiest thing to render since you have no textures/ materials and no lighting so it will take a minute or two to render.

Perhaps Flamingo nXt will have it, but that is still months away and will be in beta for another year or so most likely.