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30 Jul 2024 10:18:59 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Attempt at realistic skin textures  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 13 Feb 2012 10:04:46
Message: <4f39268e$1@news.povray.org>
On 13-2-2012 15:14, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Le 13/02/2012 14:10, Thomas de Groot a écrit :
>> However, is this a realistic wet skin?
>
> It's not realistic for Alyson:
>   * the oily look is not expected on face (it's oily, not wet)
I agree. So, I need to look for a better moistener ;-)

>   * a true lady would use anti-glossy powder on face before applying any
> make-up. At best the lips might be "wet looking", but that's not the
> skin anymore.
Yeah, well, not sure if Alyson is a true lady...

>   * lady (true and false) never sweat. ever. Not on face anyway.
Oh dear! I should have known that; what? What?

>   * The tan looks strange, too dark for an unexposed skin, and too light
> for a sun bathed skin.
Tans come in all kinds of hues... ;-) but I agree that the present one 
could be better and more natural looking.
>
> Without (facial) hair, there is no reason for the skin to keep water as
> a film. either the wet aspect is distributed on the small facial hair
> areas (which is not the full face), or it take the form of many beads on
> the surface. (but gravity would soon ruin that)
Yes. That is why the image looks so oily. It would be interesting to 
develop code that simulates this... I have to think about it.

Thanks!

Thomas


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