This was my first opportunity to view a competition before
winners were selected. Therefore my first time to view a large
number of non-winners. 143 - 6 non-winners if I count right. 137
of us. 

	A few thoughts come to mind. Your Mileage Will Vary. 

	One thing obviously not to do is render smaller than 800x600 and
enlarge it to that size. The pixelate badly, even distractingly.
Which brings up the question, is enlargement with resampling
permitted? 

	If thie is any sample of the previous, SciFi themes should be
avoided like a Denebian Slimedevil. Not bad when they are known
SF themes but when it has to be first explained the image doesn't
hitch on the great ideas already established in the SF
literature. Please write the novel first. 

	Well known objects should be used creatively. (One more sphere
and I'll ...) PS, planets count as spheres. 

	Wouldn't it be nice to see the subtle use of a height map? 

	I memorized the shape of the basic fractal 12 years ago. 

	Here is an amusing shape, lets stick it some place and pretend
it is something. This particularly applies to anything with an
SciFi theme.

	

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Don't forget, hey, this texture is cool, lets use it everywhere.
or, turbulence in a texture?? Ohh, what is that? (I'ven ot seen the lack of this
in IRTC yet, but in well so many other places)

Matt Giuer wrote:
> 
> This was my first opportunity to view a competition before
> winners were selected. Therefore my first time to view a large
> number of non-winners. 143 - 6 non-winners if I count right. 137
> of us.
> 
>         A few thoughts come to mind. Your Mileage Will Vary.
> 
>         One thing obviously not to do is render smaller than 800x600 and
> enlarge it to that size. The pixelate badly, even distractingly.
> Which brings up the question, is enlargement with resampling
> permitted?
> 
>         If thie is any sample of the previous, SciFi themes should be
> avoided like a Denebian Slimedevil. Not bad when they are known
> SF themes but when it has to be first explained the image doesn't
> hitch on the great ideas already established in the SF
> literature. Please write the novel first.
> 
>         Well known objects should be used creatively. (One more sphere
> and I'll ...) PS, planets count as spheres.
> 
>         Wouldn't it be nice to see the subtle use of a height map?
> 
>         I memorized the shape of the basic fractal 12 years ago.
> 
>         Here is an amusing shape, lets stick it some place and pretend
> it is something. This particularly applies to anything with an
> SciFi theme.
> 
> 
> 
> --
> http://members.aol.com/jull43

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