"Tim McMurdo" <jod### [at] wohrrcom> schreef in bericht
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> Excellent modeling work. I can feel the space. Impressive so far.

Thank you. It started as another project and then it got out of control.
>
> Thomas wrote:
> You have to understand that I used heightfields for the spirals.
>
> I find this interesting. How do you generate the height field to begin
with?
> Is it done in POV or do you use another application?

I use an image map (see the attachment) as heightfield. I had the chance to
have a detailed engraving reproduction that I processed in PaintShopPro. The
leafs are not perfect, but at a distance they look quite realistic. After
that, it is just POV.

Thomas

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