On Sat, 14 Apr 2001 22:29:50 -0500, "Patrick Dugan"
<pat### [at] netinsnet> wrote:

>This got a lot of re-working and could still use some changes but I gave up.
>It uses photons and radiosity to get some nice effects around the glasses
>but the ashtray is a little bright looking.  I rendered this in 10240 x 7680
>size which took 5 months to complete.  (My wife wanted a large poster so I
>said sure!) Allowing it to render that long was a real pain since I have to
>use the same computer for other stuff.  It wasn't turned off but allowed to
>go night and day. Good or bad after that long you can really get tired of
>the same image.

The things people do when on their significant other's request :))

Anyway, it is a really stunning image! The ash looks very similar to
some of the cigars I've smoked (ex. King Edward's) and yet different
from some others (Romeo & Juliet). It probably depends on the way the
machine stuffs the tobacco in there.

5 months... I think it's worth the wait, esp. if you forget about it
after the first few weeks :)


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