Invisible wrote:

> If I use a point-light, the image looks like it's inside a dark, spooky 
> cave. If I turn on radiosity, all the lighting is dead flat. (Except for 
> some large black patches of unknown origin, which are completely 
> unaffected by any radiosity settings.)
> 
> But more than all that, the image is *boring*. I guess that's the 
> trouble; I spend hours tweaking radiosity settings trying to get the 
> best quality, and completely overlook the fact that the image isn't 
> worth bothering with in the first place.
> 

As Scott pointed out, very few people are born with the ability. It 


http://warp.povusers.org/povtips/
Even the simplest objects can look interesting with a little help.

> Now a *real*, trained expert would know about things like composition 
> and so forth, and could come up with something interesting. But me? I 
> just look at a blank screen and think "hmm, maybe throw some procedural 
> geometry at that?" and the result is naff.
> 

Have a Google for studio lighting tutorials, you may find something 
useful. And maybe you can find a tutorial on photography composition to 
help with the scene. I use a modeller so I can have an idea what the 
scene will look like before rendering.

> Then again, I also fail at composing music. I can take a piece of music 
> and tell you exactly why it's cool. But I can't write cool music. I 
> can't think of anything original, I can only copy other people.
> 
> I guess, fundamentally, I'm just too rigidly logical to be creative. :-(


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Best Regards,
	Stephen

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