sulf wrote:

> I wish Gilles Tran entered the irtc..but he never does...

Actually I started working on a horror pic but it didn't turn out horrific at
all (and not that good either) so I preferred missing the competition
altogether rather than be off topic with a so-so pic. Next round perhaps, if I
have a project that fits in.

> > Marc Schimmler
>
> When comparing with other 3d contests, i noticed that majority of the pix (
> the ones that don;t even win those other contests) are at the same level as
> the irct winners...

I've noticed that too. The problem is that all commercial software come with
huge libraries of predefined and professional-looking objects and textures, so
that even beginners can do in a couple of hours pictures that would require an
enormous amout of time in POV (the IRTC is not POV-only of course, but still
quite dominated by POV users). Commercial software also have built-in modelling
tools that make life easier for beginners. Of course, commercial software can
also be very frustrating after all the freedom offered by POV, but this is
another story.
Though there are occasions when it's possible to turn out a good POV pic
quickly,  a really impressive POV picture usually requires a combination of
available time, previous experience and talent that few people have (just ask
Jaime Piquer Viveres or Nathan O'Brien). It's no wonder that some of the former
POV artists "retired" the day when they started having kids, or a full-time
job. I think the very nature of POV, and particularly its steep learning curve,
explains much of the situation.

G.

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