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> "Olivier Rougeron" <oro### [at] eraware-softcom> wrote in message
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> |
> | It's a logo (splash screen) for the software I am working on.
> | doesn't it look a little bit empty ?
> |
> | I'm waiting for your suggestion
>
> Although the shadows are a nice 3D touch it doesn't seem clean enough with
> them as is.  Could be the double-shadowing making me think so, or that
there
> isn't enough of a shadow to make the objects prominent.  Something about
it
> anyway.

Perhaps a little bevel on the letter to grab the light, but... how to do
this ? (it's a text object)

> I agree with the other replies that this is all you need, complexity in a
> logo isn't a good idea, however for a splash screen it could be more I
> suppose.  Won't there be additional wording on this if used as such?  If
so
> this might be best then.

as it's a splash screen, there will have credits and version somewhere (but
certainly not rendered in POV)

> How about a deeper red outer glow (fading fast) with this bright pinkish
> color only in the center of the light object.  I think that would seem
more
> dramatic.  Since you're new to POV-Ray keywords fade_distance D (D being
how
> far before fading) and fade_power 2 or 3 should do well.  Of course it all
> depends on what type of look you are wanting.

can I do this effect with a glow object ?
the sphere in the middle is transparent with a media emitter inside.

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