Just giving the latest release a test drive ... this wip still has some
work left to go, not 100% happy with the brass but it's coming along nicely.

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On 01/03/2011 02:22 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> Just giving the latest release a test drive ... this wip still has some
> work left to go, not 100% happy with the brass but it's coming along nicely.

Like this version better ... I had forgotten that in a layered texture,
the finish on outer texture rules. The needle is now a stylized arrow of
sorts ... and a touch of radiosity.

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sleek! also good angle for seeing the refraction.

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"Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] povrayorg> schreef in bericht 
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> On 01/03/2011 02:22 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> Just giving the latest release a test drive ... this wip still has some
>> work left to go, not 100% happy with the brass but it's coming along 
>> nicely.
>
> Like this version better ... I had forgotten that in a layered texture,
> the finish on outer texture rules. The needle is now a stylized arrow of
> sorts ... and a touch of radiosity.
>

Very nice, but I prefer the metal texture of the first one :-)

Thomas

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Le 03/01/2011 23:14, Jim Holsenback a écrit :
> On 01/03/2011 02:22 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> Just giving the latest release a test drive ... this wip still has some
>> work left to go, not 100% happy with the brass but it's coming along nicely.
> 
> Like this version better ... I had forgotten that in a layered texture,
> the finish on outer texture rules. The needle is now a stylized arrow of
> sorts ... and a touch of radiosity.

Really nice.
2 tickling issues:
 - White needle on white (majority) background ?
 - the shadow of the needle seems fake: the south picky needle displays
a shadow which looks like mercury astronomical symbol.

Background idea: an image map of an actual map (either nautical map or
very detailed map of some geographical map)

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On 01/04/2011 04:09 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> "Jim Holsenback" <jho### [at] povrayorg> schreef in bericht 
> news:4d224a61@news.povray.org...
>> On 01/03/2011 02:22 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>> Just giving the latest release a test drive ... this wip still has some
>>> work left to go, not 100% happy with the brass but it's coming along 
>>> nicely.
>>
>> Like this version better ... I had forgotten that in a layered texture,
>> the finish on outer texture rules. The needle is now a stylized arrow of
>> sorts ... and a touch of radiosity.
>>
> 
> Very nice, but I prefer the metal texture of the first one :-)

i was comparing the two as well and did a little more tweaking on the
color map. it does need more of the darker (handled, tarnished) brass
showing through. maybe i need a texture_map for the result i'm looking
for. povray ... what an adventure!

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On 01/04/2011 04:10 AM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Le 03/01/2011 23:14, Jim Holsenback a écrit :
>> On 01/03/2011 02:22 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>> Just giving the latest release a test drive ... this wip still has some
>>> work left to go, not 100% happy with the brass but it's coming along nicely.
>>
>> Like this version better ... I had forgotten that in a layered texture,
>> the finish on outer texture rules. The needle is now a stylized arrow of
>> sorts ... and a touch of radiosity.
> 
> Really nice.
> 2 tickling issues:
>  - White needle on white (majority) background ?

yeah ... not the best choice. tips got to be red tho

>  - the shadow of the needle seems fake: the south picky needle displays
> a shadow which looks like mercury astronomical symbol.

maybe one more smashed cone on each side would make it look like
feathers on an arrow

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On 04/01/2011 11:05 AM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> On 01/04/2011 04:10 AM, Le_Forgeron wrote:
>> Le 03/01/2011 23:14, Jim Holsenback a écrit :
>>> On 01/03/2011 02:22 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>>> Just giving the latest release a test drive ... this wip still has some
>>>> work left to go, not 100% happy with the brass but it's coming along nicely.
>>>
>>> Like this version better ... I had forgotten that in a layered texture,
>>> the finish on outer texture rules. The needle is now a stylized arrow of
>>> sorts ... and a touch of radiosity.
>>
>> Really nice.
>> 2 tickling issues:
>>   - White needle on white (majority) background ?
>
> yeah ... not the best choice. tips got to be red tho

I like the second version better. Maybe if you made the needle a 
yellower shade of white there would be more contrast.

>
>>   - the shadow of the needle seems fake: the south picky needle displays
>> a shadow which looks like mercury astronomical symbol.
>
> maybe one more smashed cone on each side would make it look like
> feathers on an arrow

I can’t see if the needle is a cylinder or not but if it were flat and 
wider I think that would work.
I like what I can see of the ornamentation on the ends.

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Regards
     Stephen

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On 01/04/2011 07:53 AM, Stephen wrote:
> I can’t see if the needle is a cylinder or not but if it were flat and
> wider I think that would work.

yeah ... flatter/wider does look better

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On 04/01/2011 12:50 PM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> On 01/04/2011 07:53 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> I can’t see if the needle is a cylinder or not but if it were flat and
>> wider I think that would work.
>
> yeah ... flatter/wider does look better
>
>

Just listen to your uncle Stevie ;-)

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     Stephen

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