Gilles Tran wrote:
> A Bryce user recreated my Wet Bird image from scratch:
> http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1604419&member
> Original image http://www.oyonale.com/image.php?lang=en&mode=info&code=464

That is really cool, Gilles.  When I see this I am once again given the 
thrill of watching the birth and maturation of a new artform.  The piece 
is really a very lovely homage to one of the mediums pioneers.


> 
> Also interesting, this commercial for the beer Miller Lite
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EUGhnQ8Cjk
> has a passing resemblance with my "Swarm" image from 2002 here
> http://www.oyonale.com/image.php?lang=en&mode=info&code=496
> Of course this could be just a coincidence!
> 
Hmmm. Tough call. I distinctly remember a time when I conceived of such 
uses for mesh myself, only to discover that this Gilles Tran guy got 
there first.  Ideas revolving around mining the mesh data for surface 
points, reflexive instancing of models, scaling justapositions and the 
like, would be available to most quick minds with any kind of background 
in either art or programming. So there is plenty of room for the idea to 
have been arrived at independently.

But then, putting it to use to synthsize such a powerful image is more 
unique, especially the scaling of the gaint against buildings and the 
idea of the figures flying up, like to a magnet.  That together with 
your reputation, I can't shake the feeling that your picture was a seed.

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