Hello Ken,

yes candle wax is another example (there are plenty...). I have tried to
do this (it was for a friend). I didnt't try a long time but is not
simple :)!!

Fabian.

Ken wrote:
> 
> Nieminen Juha wrote:
> >
> > Fabian Brau <fab### [at] umhacbe> wrote:
> > : Translucency: the light is scattered. For example, imagine a light
> > : behing something which is translucent. So you will see that there are
> > : something luminous behind the object but you cannot tell and see the
> > : shape of the object. Many lamp have something (I don't know the word)
> > : translucent to not see directly the light.
> >
> >   I think that the lighting model used in povray does not support this
> > kind of effect. You might get some results in a few cases using tricks,
> > but I don't think you can do it in general.
> >   I don't think that this is because povray is limited, but it's because
> > raytracing is limited.
> 
> You might be able to simulate this effect using media but it would take
> some experimenting to make it work. Candle wax is a good example of
> something that has translucent properties.
> 
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