On 13/04/2011 04:18, Samuel Benge wrote:
> Hello,
>
> If I had to pick a favorite super-villain, it would have to be Darth Vader. Why,
> you might ask? Sure, he can wield a light saber with /some/ finesse, but not a
> double-sided one. He can move objects with his mind, but he hasn't ever shocked
> anyone with pure static electricity (not that I remember, anyway). Let's face
> it: he's mediocre when it comes to The Force. Granted, he's more adept than any
> of /us/, but he's not the *best*. So, why?
>
> You see, Darth Vader, while all ominous and deep into the dark side, had
> eventually come around. It's a shame he had caused so much trouble while alive,
> but he moved over to the Light Side before it was too late. You might call this
> a small concession, a last minute act of contrition, but he had discovered a way
> to exist outside of death, and had indeed lived on even to encourage new Jedis!
>
> I don't like villains (not even the super kind), but Darth changed for the
> better; he showed everyone that whenever you can still breathe (if only barely),
> you can change!
>
> The sooner the better!
>
> ~~~~~~~
>
> The Lego mesh comes from Reuben Pearse (thanks!). The scene was rendered with
> focal blur and a micronormal for all surfaces (to soften the reflections). It
> was given post-processing glare, chromatic aberration and noise, all in-POV.
>
> Happy Raytracing!
>
> ~Sam

Great render! I was hoping someone was going to create a cool picture 
based on this model.

I think I need to learn about the micronormal technique and apply it to 
my Stormtrooper render.

I've now uploaded the POV-Ray source code for my Stormtrooper 
mini-figure (NOTE: this is in POV-Ray 3.7 RC3) - see the following link:
http://www.pearse.co.uk/lego/models/stormtrooper

Bye for now

Reuben
reu### [at] pearsecouk

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