"Samuel Benge" <stb### [at] THIShotmailcom> wrote in message 
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> St. wrote:
>
> >    I'm not sure if it has made a difference or not, but what else
> >    could I change or add?
>
> Alright, I have probably spent too much time with this, when I should
> have been finishing a tutorial. I *had* to make a cool object to show
> the gold texture, after all  :)


        Hey Sam, first of all, that is fantastic! But, I couldn't figure out 
how to use your code with the Wings method that I use. So I came up with a 
different version that I've been working on continuously. Please see the 
attached and let me know what you think.

       Secondly, (and it should have been first), I'm *so sorry* that I 
haven't replied any sooner, and I really appreciate your advice. I think you 
know that. I don't mean to be rude in not replying, it's just that I've had 
some serious home problems lately although it may not look like it by myself 
posting around the groups recently.

   Heck, you know what I mean.




>
> I don't really know how good it is, and you may need to change the gold
> color (I'm slightly [very slightly] color-blind). Here it is:
>
> #declare golden = <1.0, 0.8, 0.4>;
>  pigment{rgb golden}
>  finish{
>   diffuse 0.3
>   ambient 0.0
>   specular 1
>   brilliance 2
>   reflection{golden/2 metallic 1}
>   metallic 1
>  }
>  normal{
>   granite scale .025  poly_wave 0.5
>   accuracy 0.1 bump_size -0.25
>  }
>
> That surface normal is there just to give it a little extra something.
> Notice the "metallic" keywords. I don't think they were part of the
> POV-Ray syntax long ago, but it's good to have them now. You can also
> reflect a color vector instead of just a float.
>
> It may be an improvement, it may not be. It's all subjective.
>
> > (especially since we can find our own gold up here in the Gold
> >> Country!).
> >
> >    Lucky you! Send some my way!  :o)
>
> Well, It's hard work finding the gold, and I haven't found too much. I'm
> not out there every day though, panning the creeks and traversing
> treacherous mines. I live too far up the hill, and all the placer
> deposits seem to occur below 1500-200 feet elevation. I live at 4500'+.

      If there are any big rocks in the stream/river, dig deep *in front* of 
the rocks. It's those rocks that stop the big nuggets.  ;)

      Try to use a fishing 'Bait Pump' too, very useful. Fill some buckets, 
and take them home to siv.  ;)

       ~Steve~



>
> ~Sam
>
>

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