"Sun Tzu" <sun### [at] nospamhotmailcom> wrote in message
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> I haven't POVed for about 8 months and just picked it up again.  Close to
a
> year ago I posted an earlier version of this image.  I did more work on it
> and then left it alone for several months.  The cheese got me frustrated
> because I couldn't come up with something that looked satisfactory to me.
> Also the picture is far to 'sterile' looking, but I'm not sure how to make
> things look dirty or worn.    For example I'd like to have some cheese
> residue on the knife, but haven't a clue how to accomplish that.   I'd
> appreciate any suggestions.  Thanks.

Hello General Tzu! :-)

This image rocks. I found it easiest to make things look dirty (for example,
the label on the bottle) by averaging in a "wrinkles" pigment at a low
weight. Also, if you change the lighting -- perhaps even add some
atmospheric media -- it will look less sterile too. The trick is, just about
everything is sterile looking when clean, it is the /environment/ that
affects how real things look.

Oh, and the cheeze would be a great candidate for subsurface scattering too.
Lots of interior and media statements make things look really cool :-)

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