Ben Birdsey wrote:
> 
> Here goes my attempt ar using "cleverness" in criticism...
> 
> Good:
> 
> I really like the modeling you did on the snow fort.  It has just the
> right bumpiness, etc.
> 
> I like the mountains and the use of fog.
> 
> "Bad":
> 
> Some of the elements are just too perfect.  The flags are really tall
> and the same height,

That's going to change.*

> the fabric looks like it was bought (i.e. not made by Calvin).

That too.*

> The snow balls are stacked too neatly and are exactly the same size, etc.

As well as that.*

> It looks pretty desolate, kinda like it's in the middle of nowhere.
> Maybe you could put in some trees or something. There are some good tree
> macros out there.

As I said to Geoff, trees are on their way.

> 
> "Ugly":
> 
> The other thing is that there is too much crand in the picture.  The far
> away snow just wouldn't reflect the light that way.  Maybe you could use
> some kind of material_map of texture_map or something to reduce the
> crand farther away.

It's not crand, it's a crackle normal, as I mentioned in an earlier
post, it looks a lot better with Anti-aliasing method 2.

> I have no idea what the yellow thing is poking up above the fort.  Is it
> Calvin's hat???

Yes it is.  Still working on it.*

> Plus, where is Hobbes?

Hrm... On a scouting mission?

> 
> Encouragement:
> Keep going, this will be pretty cool when it is fully developed.

Thanks.

* That's why it's called a "work in progress"!
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