"Janet" <par### [at] attnet> wrote in message 
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> "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote:

> Thanks Steve, you are too kind. I "set out" but then I usually just settle
> before I am really satisfied (a bad habit). I just tend to get tired of
> something and want to start something new.

  Oh, well I have something in common with yourself then. One Day, I will go 
back, and actually try to finish some of my many other projects properly! 
But, that's the fascination for me Janet, what's around the corner in the 3D 
world? I try this, I try that, and sometimes it looks good(ish), but then 
something else crops up, usually inspired by what I see here.


>
>>      Well, first off, that gem was originally a free round facetted .DXF
>> model (I think), which I converted to .OBJ somewhere along the line....
>> (shrug, it's a blur now as I've had the model for well over five years), 
>> and
>> then I just ovalled it in Wings.
>
> Have you seen this site?
> http://www.crystalgrowing.com/crystal-lab/crystal-lab.htm You can make all
> sorts of different crystals and some have POV-Ray output. Not so useful, I
> suppose, if you need to design with real gem cuts, but lots of fun anyway.

    Cool, thanks. No, I hadn't seen that - I'll have a play. I like the idea 
of being able to save to pov from a webpage.


>
>>
>>      Now, textures and colours is my downfall when rendering, so, those
>> stones that are supposed to be amethysts are in fact nothing like
>> amethysts - too much sparkle in them unless they are AAA-AAA-AAA Quality,
>> (of which, would never happen). I wish those stones were real, they would 
>> be
>> nice. The nearest gemstone to the one I've produced would probably be
>> 'Ametrine' where a nice purple fades into a citrine colour, (but even 
>> then,
>> my image isn't close):
>> http://www.agta.org/services/images/photos/ametrine001.jpg
>
> Well, I liked the textures you used - lots of clolours. :)
> Ametrine is gorgrous!

     Yes, if you like Ametrine, look out for the many different cuts and 
shapes that are produced - some are just beautiful.


>>
>>   But, my latest designs show a much better coloured amethyst in the
>> attachment, (second after the citrine from left to right, dang, I just 
>> know
>> you know that).
>
> Those are nice. I like the Celtic design in the middle one.

    Thanks, but my boss doesn't like it. He's a mean old man.  :(

      ~Steve~

>
> Janet
>

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