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From: Xplo Eristotle
Subject: The Ritual
Date: 20 Mar 2000 15:18:17
Message: <38D6887C.500670BE@unforgettable.com>
The idea for this one originally came from a concept I called "Snowman's
Vacation", which involved a small, sandy desert island, an ocean, a
glass snowman, and maybe a couple of palm trees. Unfortunately, my
machine is too feeble to render palm trees, so I made this instead
(which still took over 30 hours, IIRC.. damn this slow old bus).

There's a lot I don't like about this one now, but I thought the water
looked pretty damn impressive.

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From: Sebastian Strand
Subject: SV: The Ritual
Date: 20 Mar 2000 15:44:37
Message: <38d68db5@news.povray.org>
"Xplo Eristotle" <inq### [at] unforgettablecom>
> There's a lot I don't like about this one now, but I thought the water
> looked pretty damn impressive.

I like the foreground, but the background height field does not look very
good, too noisy I think. The orange thing(s) are cool, reminds me a bit of
hammered copper, although a bit too orange to be copper. Facet normal? The
water is, as you say, pretty damn impressive!
The thing on the right looks like a glass snowman, I'm not sure whether
that's good or bad :)







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From: Mike Weber
Subject: Re: The Ritual
Date: 20 Mar 2000 16:07:18
Message: <38d69306$1@news.povray.org>
I agree - the water and the foreground rock are impressive!

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Mike

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"Sebastian Strand" <the### [at] bigfootcom> wrote in message
news:38d68db5@news.povray.org...
>
> "Xplo Eristotle" <inq### [at] unforgettablecom>
> > There's a lot I don't like about this one now, but I thought the water
> > looked pretty damn impressive.
>
> I like the foreground, but the background height field does not look very
> good, too noisy I think. The orange thing(s) are cool, reminds me a bit of
> hammered copper, although a bit too orange to be copper. Facet normal? The
> water is, as you say, pretty damn impressive!
> The thing on the right looks like a glass snowman, I'm not sure whether
> that's good or bad :)
>





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>
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From: Xplo Eristotle
Subject: Re: SV: The Ritual
Date: 20 Mar 2000 16:31:03
Message: <38D699B3.5B1558C1@unforgettable.com>
Sebastian Strand wrote:
> 
> I like the foreground, but the background height field does not look very
> good, too noisy I think.

I intended for it to have a raw volcanic sort of look to it, and I think
it accomplishes that nicely.. but as you say, it IS a bit rough. The
truth is, you're only seeing the top fraction of the height field; it
had some massive y scaling to get the jagged-silhouette look. There are
better ways to do that, but I didn't want to mess with them.

> The orange thing(s) are cool, reminds me a bit of
> hammered copper, although a bit too orange to be copper. Facet normal?

Facet normal, yep. The miscoloration wasn't intentional, for what it's
worth. At some point before I did the final render, it looked much more
coppery.. I'm not sure why it came out that way.

> The thing on the right looks like a glass snowman, I'm not sure whether
> that's good or bad :)

That's good! It IS a glass snowman. :)

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From: Moon47
Subject: Re: The Ritual
Date: 20 Mar 2000 17:02:18
Message: <38D550DB.92579F77@earthlink.net>
how was the big rock done...?
please don't say isosurface... please...
(official user)

Xplo Eristotle wrote:

> The idea for this one originally came from a concept I called "Snowman's
> Vacation", which involved a small, sandy desert island, an ocean, a
> glass snowman, and maybe a couple of palm trees. Unfortunately, my
> machine is too feeble to render palm trees, so I made this instead
> (which still took over 30 hours, IIRC.. damn this slow old bus).
>
> There's a lot I don't like about this one now, but I thought the water
> looked pretty damn impressive.
>
> --
> Xplo Eristotle
> http://start.at/xplosion/
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  [Image]


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From: Xplo Eristotle
Subject: Re: The Ritual
Date: 20 Mar 2000 17:33:07
Message: <38D6A840.392A4EA4@unforgettable.com>
Moon47 wrote:
> 
> how was the big rock done...?

The altar thingy in the foreground, you mean?

> please don't say isosurface... please...

Okay, I won't. ;)

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From: Moon47
Subject: Re: The Ritual
Date: 21 Mar 2000 00:52:13
Message: <38D5BEFD.5D92AC0C@earthlink.net>
Xplo Eristotle wrote:

> Moon47 wrote:
> >
> > how was the big rock done...?
>
> The altar thingy in the foreground, you mean?
>
> > please don't say isosurface... please...
>
> Okay, I won't. ;)

DANG...
||
^

>
>
> --
> Xplo Eristotle
> http://start.at/xplosion/


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From: Simen Kvaal
Subject: Re: The Ritual
Date: 21 Mar 2000 02:38:51
Message: <38d7270b$1@news.povray.org>
Moon47 skrev i meldingen <38D550DB.92579F77@earthlink.net>...
>how was the big rock done...?
>please don't say isosurface... please...
>(official user)
>

Don't you _like_ the isosurface? I mean; such a powerful feature should make
us glad!

Simen.


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From: Moon47
Subject: Re: The Ritual
Date: 21 Mar 2000 14:51:38
Message: <38D683BA.FA1DE19B@earthlink.net>
I think it is great but i will not leave the official vers. as i have probably
said numerous times the GUI of mega disturbs me not to mention the fact it does
not save files to simple text... ect... ect... ect...
so you see i love the function just not the package it comes in...
I am thinking of ( trying ) recompiling the official w/ the various useful
patches...?

Simen Kvaal wrote:

> Moon47 skrev i meldingen <38D550DB.92579F77@earthlink.net>...
> >how was the big rock done...?
> >please don't say isosurface... please...
> >(official user)
> >
>
> Don't you _like_ the isosurface? I mean; such a powerful feature should make
> us glad!
>
> Simen.


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From: Bill DeWitt
Subject: Re: The Ritual
Date: 21 Mar 2000 15:25:58
Message: <38d7dad6@news.povray.org>
"Moon47" <rdm### [at] earthlinknet> wrote :
>
> I think it is great but i will not leave the official vers. as i have
probably
> said numerous times the GUI of mega disturbs me not to mention the fact it
does
> not save files to simple text... ect... ect... ect
>

    Is this a joke?


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