"Geoff Wedig" wrote:
> Ok, I thought those artifacts looked like spherical shapes.
> I really think if you do a fast anim of the spheres themselves
> (opaque, in other words) that you'll find the same holes in
> the surface.

No, I think they're caused by a low number of samples being used.
More specifically, one sample...

> > I think it would be both faster and prettier to use
> > just one light_source
>
> Hmm, maybe take a weighted average of the particles'
> locations would work.

Good idea! I'll try that.

> > Instead of using multiple sources I could use one source
>
> Same effect, really.

Exactly.

> Not really, no.  More of a teardrop.

Well, I think it's often more irregular in the shape.

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