POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : Not Islay : Re: Not Islay - WIP 4 Server Time
29 Jul 2024 20:15:57 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Not Islay - WIP 4  
From: Stephen
Date: 24 Apr 2015 11:03:34
Message: <553a5b46$1@news.povray.org>
On 24/04/2015 15:27, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 24-4-2015 14:22, Stephen wrote:
>> On 24/04/2015 12:15, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> To give an idea of the direction I want to go.
>>>
>>
>> Go West, young man. ;-)
>
> Aye, me laird :-)
>

Don't let the sheep loose on your way out. ;_)

>>
>>
>> You really are capturing the atmosphere of those western islands.
>
> Thanks indeed. Just trying to assimilate the views and translate them to
> a believable environment. I am enjoying myself :-)
>

You are doing okay.

>>
>> One thing and I feel that I am always being over critical. Sorry.
>> The wall in these areas are generally of dry stone construction. The top
>> layer is generally rounded. (Google "dry stone dyke")
>> Once you have sorted out the spline problem you might be able to add a
>> single layer on top of the main part.
>
> If I want to go on with Blockwall, the dry stone construction is
> possible, except maybe for the top layer of vertical stone slabs. I
> might get into trouble with that.
>

I have confidence.

>>
>> The castle is perfect.
>>
> Ah yes! Modelled in Silo, gradually adding disjointed wall segments
> towards the top, then roughing the wall surfaces so that the slope
> texture could get hold.
>
>

You are becoming quite proficient with that slope pattern. If you don't 
mind me saying. :-)

-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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