Nice texture.  Thanks David.

Cheers
Steve

David Wilkinson wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 03 May 1999 10:39:06 퍭, Jan Schaefer <jan### [at] imiseuni-leipzigde>
> wrote:
> 
> >Hi,
> >
> >this is my first picture I post to this group. I hope it looks not to much like
> >the boring but also famous "mirror-ball-on-checkered-plane-thing" ...
> >
> >It shows a game called Boule. I think they play it mostly in France.
> >
> >I need some help to brighten the shadows and to improve the ground.
> >
> >So feel free to comment. Both types of commenting, positive and negative, are
> >welcome.
> >
> >So long,
> >
> >Jan
> 
> Jan,
> An interesting subject for a first effort. I wish I had thought of it first!
> If, however, you are looking for realism, the boules need to be scratched and
> and the grooves a bit deeper.  The ground would be better using a granite
> texture to look more like a coarse sand.
> e.g.
> 
> texture {
>       pigment {
>               granite
> 
>               color_map {
>                 [0.1 color rgb<3,3,1.5>]
>                 [0.3 color rgb<2,1.5,1>]
>                 [1.0  color rgb<1.5,1,0.8> ]
>                         }
> 
>              turbulence  0.5
>       }
>        scale 0.001
>        normal{bumps 1 scale 0.001}
>        finish { phong 0.8}
> }
> 
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