Well when I experiment I come up with all sorts of goofy code!  But even
with a SINGLE normal can't you space out the small dents/bumps?

"Jaime Vives Piqueres" <jai### [at] ignoranciaorg> wrote in message
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> Patrick Dugan wrote:
>
> >       normal { bumps 1 scale <0.1,0.1,0.3> scale 0.005}
> >       normal { dents 1 scale <0.01,0.01,0.03> scale 0.005}
> >    }
> >
> > ** Yes I know the double scale commands is a bit silly **
>
>   Why? I use multiple scale commands a lot! ;) But multiple normal
> statements *really* seems silly... only the last counts! :)
>
>   To achieve what you want, you need a normal_map with entries at
different
> scales. Take a look at the manual (6.7.2.2), and experiment with different
> patterns, both for the normal_map pattern and for the map entries.
>
>   And don't forget to use HQ antialiasing or focal_blur.... :)
>
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