> On 5-12-2011 3:28, clipka wrote:
>> Over 4 days of rendering time (for 1920x1200 resolution); some parts
>> turned out just the way I wanted them, others didn't. *Sigh*.
>
> The balls are excellent. I am less sure about the sand. The basic
> texture should be (much) more grainy, and the little spheres - while a
> good addition - should be more irregular imo. They look too perfectly
> spherical and maybe a tiny bit too large.
>
> Thomas
>

Normaly, you don't play petanque on sand, the balls would tend to dig 
and burry themselve in it. Soft dirt or mudy ground are also no-no. Been 
solid steel, the balls are quite heavy for their size.

The optimum play surface is not to flat hard packed dirt. Fine to medium 
gravel can also offer some interesting chalenge, as well as grass.
The surface realy don't need to be level. In fact, the play is more 
interesting when there are some bumps, ruts, cracks, sparse rough gravel 
and other dificulties laying around, like some roots jutting up.



Alain

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