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1 Oct 2024 18:28:11 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Fast Clouds (non media)  
From: Fabien Hénon
Date: 1 Aug 2000 16:43:20
Message: <39871A87.9EFD8551@club-internet.fr>
I think the same. Gorgeous pictures !
I rendered once (upon a time a picture with a media sky that took a whole week to
render on my former K6-200)
Now that I think of it, maybe I should try with the Duron.



> Beautiful. Share the source, please, because this is really really nice. What
> is the render time?
> Josh
>
> Abe wrote:
>
> > I'm sure someone has already tried this, but I haven't seen it yet, so
> > I'm bringing it here.
> >
> > The cloud technique is fairly straight forward; a black hole warp is
> > used to displace shaded areas away from the light source. The pigment is
> > applied to a curved cloud plane and lit by ambient light. Although I was
> > using MegaPOV, the method does not depend on it.
> >
> > The calculation sky colors based on sun elevation is sort of am
> > empirical hack. Not very straight forward, it still needs alot of work.
> >
> > Anyway, the thing to look at is the lighting of the clouds in relation
> > to the sun.
> >
> > Abe
> >
> > P.S. The thing in the water on the lower right - don't ask me what it
> > is, I don't know. It just sort of showed up...thought it might be a
> > whale or something.
> >
> >   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >  [Image]  [Image]  [Image]
>
> --
> Josh English -- Lexiphanic Lethomaniac
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