I think I have found a new way to simulate subsurface scattering(SSS). I 
have attached an image of an object with a yellowish diffuse and reddish 
SSS.

Can you tell how I did it? I did not use media or photons. I did not use 
double_illuminate.

Four stars to the person who figures it out.

-- 
Samuel Benge

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Oh yeah, and I used nothing but POV-Ray version 3.5;

Samuel Benge wrote:

> I think I have found a new way to simulate subsurface scattering(SSS). I 
> have attached an image of an object with a yellowish diffuse and reddish 
> SSS.
> 
> Can you tell how I did it? I did not use media or photons. I did not use 
> double_illuminate.
> 
> Four stars to the person who figures it out.
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 


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"Samuel Benge" <sbe### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
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> I think I have found a new way to simulate subsurface scattering(SSS). I
> have attached an image of an object with a yellowish diffuse and reddish
> SSS.
>
> Can you tell how I did it? I did not use media or photons. I did not use
> double_illuminate.

Hey Samuel. You deserve the four stars yourself for the stuff you've come up
with.

This one has a unique look. Layering of multiple surfaces? Perhaps including
a fade color too?

There's some irregularity of the shading in certain places (at corners of
the base) so seems that radiosity might also be employed for this.

Bob H.

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That's really excellent. After you announce the winner, may we see the code?
I really would love to try the effect.
Great work (as always!)
D.

"Samuel Benge" <sbe### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
news:3FC### [at] hotmailcom...
> I think I have found a new way to simulate subsurface scattering(SSS). I
> have attached an image of an object with a yellowish diffuse and reddish
> SSS.
>
> Can you tell how I did it? I did not use media or photons. I did not use
> double_illuminate.
>
> Four stars to the person who figures it out.
>
> -- 
> Samuel Benge
>
> stb### [at] hotmailcom
> See my website@: http://www.goldrush.com/~abenge/Top/index.html
>


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Hi Bob, long time between greetings.

Hughes, B. wrote:

> Hey Samuel. You deserve the four stars yourself for the stuff you've come up
> with.

Yes, four stars for the introverted hermit :)
 
> This one has a unique look. Layering of multiple surfaces? Perhaps including
> a fade color too?


Close.....

 
> There's some irregularity of the shading in certain places (at corners of
> the base)

Maybe a more advanced version of what I'm doing could clean that up.

>so seems that radiosity might also be employed for this.


Nope, way off.


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Samuel Benge

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Dennis Miller wrote:

> That's really excellent. After you announce the winner, may we see the code?


Yes, of course! I will still need to fix a few things since it does not 
currently work well with radiosity (but it should if things go well).


> I really would love to try the effect.

I have tested it successfully in a number of situations so far, and it seems to
perform well.


> Great work (as always!)
> D.

Thanks!

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Samuel Benge

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In article <3FC### [at] hotmailcom>,
 Samuel Benge <sbe### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

> I think I have found a new way to simulate subsurface scattering(SSS). I 
> have attached an image of an object with a yellowish diffuse and reddish 
> SSS.

Very nice.


> Can you tell how I did it? I did not use media or photons. I did not use 
> double_illuminate.

A semitransparent, porous isosurface filling the interior?

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Christopher James Huff wrote:

 
> Very nice.


Thank you Chris.

>"Can you tell how I did it?"
> 
> A semitransparent, porous isosurface filling the interior?


Nope, pretty far off. You know, I've tried doing it that way, but could 
never get any good results.

Here's a hint: this method doesn't take the interior of the object into 
account at all.

-- 
Samuel Benge

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Samuel Benge wrote:
> I think I have found a new way to simulate subsurface scattering(SSS). I 
> have attached an image of an object with a yellowish diffuse and reddish 
> SSS.
> 
> Can you tell how I did it? I did not use media or photons. I did not use 
> double_illuminate.
> 
> Four stars to the person who figures it out.
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 

The image is really nice and gorgeous...
Is your method faster than "regular" sss ?

Nico

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Nico wrote:

 
> The image is really nice and gorgeous...


Thanks.

> Is your method faster than "regular" sss ?
> 
> Nico


If you are comparing it to media, then yes, it's much faster.



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Samuel Benge

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