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8 Sep 2024 23:55:53 EDT (-0400)
  Re: CGSphere - Tea-Light  
From: John
Date: 5 Jun 2007 17:04:34
Message: <gujb63hgvpb46kd5evflsalk0tfqugv14v@4ax.com>
On Mon,  4 Jun 2007 13:04:47 EDT, "Trevor G Quayle"
<Tin### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

>Florian Brucker <tor### [at] torfboldcom> wrote:
>> Probably the best flame I've seen done in POV. I also love the overall
>> lighting and the choice of colours. The wax looks a bit too liquid to me
>> (I suppose the upper part is meant to be liquid, but the lower part
>> looks so, too). I'm not sure what's the cause, probably it could be a
>> bit darker.
>>
>>
>> Keep up the good work!
>> Florian
>
>Thanks for the comments.  If anyone is interested, I can post the flame for
>fiddling with (I may have already done so a while back, can't really
>recall)
>
>The wax has a relatively uniform density (scattering media).  I have fresnel
>reflection set for it and it has a smooth surface which is tending to make
>it look liquidy at the top I think.  I suppose I could've either added some
>roughness to the top, or maybe varied the media density to coincide with a
>liquid/solid transition.
>
>-tgq
>
I for one would love to see the code for the flame


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