Wasn't it Mary Lane who wrote:
>Mike Williams wrote:
>>Rather than using stone textures, have you considered using more regular
>>patterns? It might be easier for people to recognise the transformations.
>>
>>(It's also easier to cheat, like I've done here).
>
>I'm a very new user, and have been trying spheres with image maps, and
>haven't been able to get them as shiny as yours.  Would it be possible for
>you to post or email the code for this scene so I could see how to do the
>lighting etc?

The shininess comes from the finish, which in this case was

        finish {phong 0.5 phong_size 20}

There was nothing special about the lighting at all

        global_settings {assumed_gamma 1.0}
        light_source {<-100,200,-200> colour rgb 1}


-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

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