On 13/01/2011 20:57, Warp wrote:
> Zeger Knaepen<zeg### [at] povplacecom>  wrote:
>> Suddenly I wondered, why is black the default pigment? Wouldn't white
>> make more sense?
>
>    Because black is the lack of any color, which makes sense as a default.
> (Also, if you think about it in term of numbers, zero makes sense as a
> default.)

I guess so, but still, one would expect the default texture to be 
usefull, no? I mean, if I'm just modelling stuff, without yet worrying 
about the texturing, I use a simple white pigment.

It's of course a minor job to create my own default texture, but I 
wonder if anyone (except maybe in a "short code contest") ever uses the 
current, black, default texture. And if noone does, doesn't that mean 
that noone really agrees with black being the right choice for a default 
texture?

Oh, well, doesn't really matter actually, it was just some random 
wondering :)

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