"Stephen Klebs" <skl### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message 
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>A stunning picture. I was actually most impressed by how well you've done
> the minor elements, especially the planter pot. The subtlety of the 
> painted
> glaze and the scultpted unevenness of the surface really make it look
> handmade.
>
> Congratulations!
>

Thanks!  The texture pot was one of those things that I got a little lucky 
with.  I tried a bazillian different textures, and nothing looked quite 
right, then "Bingo!"  I guess that's part of what I like about using 
procedural textures; sometimes the effects are better than what I could do 
by hand.

To get the unevenness, I used isosurfaces (iso-csg library) with tiny 
normals stretched in the X-Z directions to give the appearance of brush 
strokes.  I did the same with the varnish on the stand.  I don't even know 
if it makes a difference at this resolution, but I sometimes enjoy working 
on the details that lie at the edge of perception.

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