"Dearmad" <dea### [at] qwestnet> schreef in bericht
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> Not a different view from your observation... but do
> you have an opinion on this?  For myself I'm addicted
> to animation, so having a modeler assist me is really
> helpful.  I've never graded an image/animation down
> because someone hand-coded vs. used a modeler- I grade
> down for technical if they borrow models and don't
> create them.
>
> I don't consider the IRTC a compositional contest, like
> a contest where models are supplied and we use them.
> I'm interested in composition combined with interp
> combined with technical tricks/shortcuts/efforts that
> show originality.

Guess I should indeed have been more clear about my opinion on the matter.
I don't have anything against modellers - in fact I use them myself - but I
feel that people should first try to make objects out of CSG, and only the
really complicated models should be created with help of a modeling program.
Not only does it demonstrate a real grasp of abstract 3 dimensional
creation, but it will also improve parsing speed in POV-Ray and simular
programs.  Of course parsing speed means very little for programs like 3ds
max, which almost exclusively uses scanline - but that's a different
discussion.
So basically I think I should say I don't look down on an image because it
was created using a modeller, but I would rate the same picture better (the
technical aspect at least) if it were entirely CSG.
As for using other people's models, I completely agree on that.  Composition
is an important part of making an image, but is is only part of it, so
people should really be encouraged to use their own models, and not models
found on the net.
I like seeing that the artist really put time and effort in the image.

Zero

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