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11 Aug 2024 05:12:21 EDT (-0400)
  Re: lighting help - room edges, area lights, shadows  
From: John M  Dlugosz
Date: 2 Sep 1999 16:58:53
Message: <37cee50d@news.povray.org>
Xplo Eristotle <inq### [at] unforgettablecom> wrote in message
news:37C### [at] unforgettablecom...
> Of course, you don't sound like you're planning to animate this.


> but in some cases, a carefully-placed
> spotlight will do the trick, similar to the way that photographers use
> reflectors to subtly illuminate a model's face (if you've seen an
> outdoor photo shoot, you know what I'm getting at).

That's basically what my 1m-square area "fill light" off-stage is doing to
the main figure, in addition to providing edge-effect radiosity-like
shadows.

> I have almost no idea what the scene's supposed to
> look like or what's in it..

See http://www.dlugosz.com/POV/dryad_dreams.html for my notes.

--John


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