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> It seems to me as though there are two main textures that need to be
worked
> on - the red cylinders and the red planks.

Actually, now there are only 2 materials in the model (well three if you
count the image
map with the dragon, that comes from an image sent by Mael to this
newsgroup),
the red one (a red pigment with a bump normal) and the black one.

> I don't know what kind of materials a torii is made from but I assume wood
> so you need a good plank normal with a paint finish (Glossy or Matt?) for
> the planks and a tree trunk texture with the same finish for the
cylinders.

In an extended research I've done in the web, I've found that there are
toriis
made from wood, stone, metal. I'm still wondering about it, but I think
that,
maybe, I will make it from carved stone.

> Under the current lighting the roof and symbol look okay but I think the
> lighting of the scene needs to be improved - have you considered using
> radiosity and area lighting rather than a point source.  This may affect
how
> the roof appears

There are no lightning adjustments in this image. It's made with one
pointlight
only for testing purposes. But the scene where the Torii will be is
beggining to
grow in my mind, so... I don't know where will it take me.

Thanks for your comments.

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