Are you talking about a light on one side of the sheet illuminating the
the opposite side (the sheet is between you and the light, and you can
see light on the sheet)?  If this is what you want, try using a bezier
patch or a mesh of smooth triangles.  With these objects, light illuminates
both sides of the object.

-Nathan

Jason Scheuerman wrote:
> 
> I've been trying to figure out how to create a scene in which there is a
> light shining through a white linen cloth. For example, if you were to
> take a white bedsheet and hold it up near a lightbulb, you wouldn't see
> the exact outline of the bulb but you would see the light being
> dispersed through the sheet in a fuzzy outline.  (Am I making myself
> clear?)  Anyone know how to accoplish this in POV?
> 
> Jason Scheuerman
> mt### [at] nullnet

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