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27 Sep 2024 18:43:03 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Just dawdling  
From: Stephen
Date: 17 May 2016 04:07:59
Message: <573ad15f$1@news.povray.org>
On 5/17/2016 8:51 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 17-5-2016 9:23, Stephen wrote:
>> Is this the sort of effect you are looking for?
>>
>> I used a bump map from Poser. I thought Kenneth was on the right track.
>> I tried reducing the colour depth. Which wasn't very useful.
>> The bump map was just copied from P4 woman bump.TIF and had no processing
>>
>
> That is indeed something along the right track. However, bump maps are
> essentially identical to depth maps. In your example the contrasts are
> appropriately stronger and thus giving better results.
>
> Doing some tricks on my depth map along these lines I got an alien
> sculpture.
>

I recognise that face. :)
You've just about got the scale right.

The thing about poser bump maps is that they are designed as a depth map 
for the human body. The nose doesn't work very well as it should be 
mapped to a mesh.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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