Well I'm almost packed up, but before the computer gets boxed up I 
thought I'd do a little raytracing, because I don't know when I'll be 
setup in my new location. It's a work in progress, but I like where it 
appears to be headed. The open crock is something (lathe object) I've 
used in other scenes, but I reworked the texture. BTW: the leaf is a 
photo of I snapped the other day (fall colors almost all gone)

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On 26-10-2011 15:44, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> Well I'm almost packed up, but before the computer gets boxed up I
> thought I'd do a little raytracing, because I don't know when I'll be
> setup in my new location. It's a work in progress, but I like where it
> appears to be headed. The open crock is something (lathe object) I've
> used in other scenes, but I reworked the texture. BTW: the leaf is a
> photo of I snapped the other day (fall colors almost all gone)

Very nice, Jim! Happy moving ;-)

[Don't forget to pack the jar]

Thomas

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High!

On 26.10.2011 15:44, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> Well I'm almost packed up, but before the computer gets boxed up I
> thought I'd do a little raytracing, because I don't know when I'll be
> setup in my new location. It's a work in progress, but I like where it
> appears to be headed. The open crock is something (lathe object) I've
> used in other scenes, but I reworked the texture. BTW: the leaf is a
> photo of I snapped the other day (fall colors almost all gone)

The floor tiles look very neat - are they flattened superellipsoids or 
isosurfaces... or heightfields? And how did you achieve the blurred 
reflection? Did you use HDRI?

See you in Khyberspace!

Yadgar

Now playing: Angels Don't Fall In Love (Bangles)

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> High!
>
> On 26.10.2011 15:44, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> Well I'm almost packed up, but before the computer gets boxed up I
>> thought I'd do a little raytracing, because I don't know when I'll be
>> setup in my new location. It's a work in progress, but I like where it
>> appears to be headed. The open crock is something (lathe object) I've
>> used in other scenes, but I reworked the texture. BTW: the leaf is a
>> photo of I snapped the other day (fall colors almost all gone)
>
> The floor tiles look very neat - are they flattened superellipsoids or
> isosurfaces... or heightfields? And how did you achieve the blurred
> reflection? Did you use HDRI?

Thanks ... I used a macro by Sam Benge (OTO.inc) ... it calls 
Round_Box_Union that's in shapes.inc. The tile texture has a very slight 
granite normal (granite 1e-3 poly_wave 0.35) that helps create the 
blurred reflection ... and yes I used a HDR image textured on the inside 
of a sphere to provide the environment that you see reflected on the 
floor ... it's an image of an abandoned paper-mill

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On 10/26/2011 09:44 AM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> Well I'm almost packed up, but before the computer gets boxed up I
> thought I'd do a little raytracing, because I don't know when I'll be
> setup in my new location. It's a work in progress, but I like where it
> appears to be headed. The open crock is something (lathe object) I've
> used in other scenes, but I reworked the texture. BTW: the leaf is a
> photo of I snapped the other day (fall colors almost all gone)

OK ... so the acorn didn't turn out like I wanted, maybe with a bit of 
tweaking, but the shell turned out nice. It's a parametric I found on 
Mike's page: http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/ I also played around a 
little with the positioning of the HDR map ... a bit more pleasing 
results, don't you think?

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>Jim Holsenback  on date 07/11/2011 21:45 wrote:
> On 10/26/2011 09:44 AM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> Well I'm almost packed up, but before the computer gets boxed up I
>> thought I'd do a little raytracing, because I don't know when I'll be
>> setup in my new location. It's a work in progress, but I like where it
>> appears to be headed. The open crock is something (lathe object) I've
>> used in other scenes, but I reworked the texture. BTW: the leaf is a
>> photo of I snapped the other day (fall colors almost all gone)
>
> OK ... so the acorn didn't turn out like I wanted, maybe with a bit of
> tweaking, but the shell turned out nice. It's a parametric I found on
> Mike's page: http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/ I also played around a
> little with the positioning of the HDR map ... a bit more pleasing
> results, don't you think?
The scene is very pleasant, what kind of texture have you used for the vase?
Paolo

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On 7-11-2011 21:45, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> OK ... so the acorn didn't turn out like I wanted, maybe with a bit of
> tweaking, but the shell turned out nice. It's a parametric I found on
> Mike's page: http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/ I also played around a
> little with the positioning of the HDR map ... a bit more pleasing
> results, don't you think?

Yes, nicely done indeed. Maybe you remember the SeaShell plugin for 
Moray, built by Philippe Gibone (2003)? In the end I have not used it 
much but it was a neat application.

The position of the hdr map is indeed better. To make better use of the 
tile reflection you could also move some objects in order to show their 
reflections too. Now the objects seem without reflection.

Thomas

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On 11/08/2011 03:35 AM, Paolo Gibellini wrote:
>  >Jim Holsenback on date 07/11/2011 21:45 wrote:
>> On 10/26/2011 09:44 AM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>> Well I'm almost packed up, but before the computer gets boxed up I
>>> thought I'd do a little raytracing, because I don't know when I'll be
>>> setup in my new location. It's a work in progress, but I like where it
>>> appears to be headed. The open crock is something (lathe object) I've
>>> used in other scenes, but I reworked the texture. BTW: the leaf is a
>>> photo of I snapped the other day (fall colors almost all gone)
>>
>> OK ... so the acorn didn't turn out like I wanted, maybe with a bit of
>> tweaking, but the shell turned out nice. It's a parametric I found on
>> Mike's page: http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/ I also played around a
>> little with the positioning of the HDR map ... a bit more pleasing
>> results, don't you think?
> The scene is very pleasant, what kind of texture have you used for the
> vase?
> Paolo
two separate textures in a texture_map. used agate to distribute the 
pigment and for the normal as well ... cylindrical warp.

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On 11/08/2011 03:48 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 7-11-2011 21:45, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> OK ... so the acorn didn't turn out like I wanted, maybe with a bit of
>> tweaking, but the shell turned out nice. It's a parametric I found on
>> Mike's page: http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/ I also played around a
>> little with the positioning of the HDR map ... a bit more pleasing
>> results, don't you think?
>
> Yes, nicely done indeed. Maybe you remember the SeaShell plugin for
> Moray, built by Philippe Gibone (2003)? In the end I have not used it
> much but it was a neat application.

never used Moray ... I just used the wood pattern for the pigment and a 
granite micro-normal. uv_mapping for the overall texture.

>
> The position of the hdr map is indeed better. To make better use of the
> tile reflection you could also move some objects in order to show their
> reflections too. Now the objects seem without reflection.

yikes ... didn't notice that until you pointed it out. Guess I need a 
bit more practice with variable reflection. I'm also using exponent, and 
falloff on the tile floor.

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>Jim Holsenback  on date 08/11/2011 14:24 wrote:
> On 11/08/2011 03:35 AM, Paolo Gibellini wrote:
>> >Jim Holsenback on date 07/11/2011 21:45 wrote:
>>> On 10/26/2011 09:44 AM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
>>>> Well I'm almost packed up, but before the computer gets boxed up I
>>>> thought I'd do a little raytracing, because I don't know when I'll be
>>>> setup in my new location. It's a work in progress, but I like where it
>>>> appears to be headed. The open crock is something (lathe object) I've
>>>> used in other scenes, but I reworked the texture. BTW: the leaf is a
>>>> photo of I snapped the other day (fall colors almost all gone)
>>>
>>> OK ... so the acorn didn't turn out like I wanted, maybe with a bit of
>>> tweaking, but the shell turned out nice. It's a parametric I found on
>>> Mike's page: http://www.econym.demon.co.uk/ I also played around a
>>> little with the positioning of the HDR map ... a bit more pleasing
>>> results, don't you think?
>> The scene is very pleasant, what kind of texture have you used for the
>> vase?
>> Paolo
> two separate textures in a texture_map. used agate to distribute the
> pigment and for the normal as well ... cylindrical warp.
Thank you, I will do a try.
Paolo

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