POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.general : Making this Christmas ornament look more real : Re: Making this Christmas ornament look more real Server Time
5 Aug 2024 10:21:39 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Making this Christmas ornament look more real  
From: Graphic Designer
Date: 4 Dec 2002 16:23:56
Message: <MPG.18583ccc7da89136989683@news.povray.org>
In article <chr### [at] netplexaussieorg>, 
chr### [at] maccom says...
> In article <MPG.185820781be3077d989681@news.povray.org>,
>  Graphic Designer <doc### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> 
> > I thought about that, but I'm afraid of making it look too cluttered. 
> > Plus, I have to have this project finished by December 10th, and I still 
> > need to animate it (just a little, probably swing the ornament).
> 
> If you want realistic looking reflections, you need something for the 
> object to reflect. Even just a blurred out pattern on a sphere around 
> the scene or an empty room would help, but that's the problem. Without 
> reflections you can't see the reflectivity, and that is a major part of 
> what gives it a 3D look.
> 
> Another thing that might help would be stronger highlights.
> 
> 

How would I give the ornament stronger highlights? It's been a while 
since I've worked with Pov, and I don't remember all the Finish 
settings.

-Ed

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Edward Wedig
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