"s.day" <s.d### [at] uelacuk> wrote:
> Nice, I too think the bauble with Peace on it looks a bit flat/too matte a
> finish.
>
> The other two on the table look great though and the tree is really good.
>
> The other point I would add is the lights on the fireplace, they are too dull
> and don't appear to be emitting any light onto the surface right next to them. I
> would try either a dim light source for each (will slow things down) or union
> each fairy light with a sphere with emitting media. Something like below:
>
>           sphere{ 0,1
>                   pigment { rgbt 1 } hollow
>                            interior
>                            { media
>                              {
>                                emission colour rgb <1,0.8, 0.6> samples 20,100
>                                density
>                                { spherical turbulence 0.05 omega 0.7 density_map
>                                  {
>                                    [0.0 rgb <0, 0, 0> ]
>                                    [0.8 rgb <0.2, 0.2, .1>]
>                                    [1 rgb <1.5, 1.2 0.8> ]
>                                  }
>                                }
>                              }
>                            }
>           }
>
> The above media is incredibly quick to render so shouldn't slow things down.
>
> Sean
Thanks for your comments.



Those lights were originally modeled as both a light source and emitting media
for an earlier scene.  However this scene has many more of them and rendering
ground to a halt, so I am currently only using emitting media for them.  I am
playing with how bright to make them, and the radiosity settings have a big
influence on that.  I will compare my media to yours when I get back to it.

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