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  Re: Isosurface bricks  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 30 Oct 2012 04:00:56
Message: <508f8938$1@news.povray.org>
On 30-10-2012 5:47, Anthony D. Baye wrote:
> Le_Forgeron <lef### [at] freefr> wrote:
>> [snip]
>> * too much random variation of colours: colour of bricks came from the
>> temperature in the oven, nearby bricks in the oven get the same kind of
>> colour... and nearby bricks in the oven ends up as nearby bricks in the
>> package... then nearby bricks in the package ends up on the same row or
>> nearby rows (unless you are a Netherlander, in which case you might have
>> a white package and a red package to pick from in order to make some
>> motifs).

Fwiw, sometimes a large variation is intentional. My own house has such 
a large variation (not as shown here though) and it has a different 
visual impact compared to other houses in the neighbourhood.

> The bricks are a simple f_rounded_box with irregular scaling based on a wrinkles
> pattern multiplied by a scaled cells pattern to vary the brick depth.
>
> The coloring is similar to a method by Jeff Lee, which can be found here:
> http://www.shipbrook.net/jeff/raytrace/bricks.html

Ah! I thought it looked familiar ;-) While a bit extreme imo, I always 
liked those shades.

> anyway, I'm glad that someone likes it.

Oh, without a doubt.

Thomas


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