Ken wrote:re heightfields from greyscales images
> Experiment away. You can use all kinds of images to create
> height fields and you are not limited to making just mountains.
> I have used random noise to create grass, cropped images of
> a face for a face shaped mountain, cropped a group of fairies
> from a fine arts photo, recreated them using a height field,
> and placed them in a forrest setting. The possibilities are
> endless but the learning curve is a little steep. Best bet is
> to just start playing around and see what you can come up
> with. A hint to get you going - start with grey scale converted
> images rather than the color version. Use the color version
> as an image map later for the pigment.
>  Ken Tyler
>  tyl### [at] pacbellnet
Check- I'll get the B & W scanner working.
Jaen

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