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20 Nov 2024 06:41:44 EST (-0500)
  Re: Is it real...?  
From: John VanSickle
Date: 13 Oct 2001 12:56:48
Message: <3BC873DF.ACA0408C@hotmail.com>
Bill DeWitt wrote:
> 
>     Just wondering how many people try to model reality, and how many
> try to model an appearance of reality. For instance, when you need a
> crowd of trees in the background, are you more likely to make a bunch
> of trees, or will you put up an image map of some trees on a box?

It depends on the level of detail required.

> When trying to make a texture, do you make it in detail every time, or
> do you let it slide if it is too far back for all the normals to be
> seen?

My textures are rarely complicated, so I can afford to make them work
at all scales.

Regards,
John
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