Hello,

I like your file very much; the heightfield technique was heretofore unknown
to me.

I played with the colors a bit (used pigment maps with a texturemap of them,
all using slope y) and used a 15k by 15k heightfield, instead of 5k by 5k.

Just in doing so little I have a very different image now. Your file is very
versatile.

I'm going to try adding media next, perhaps snow as that appears to be where
this image is going. I've changed very little at this point. Have a look.

ian

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ian mcdonald <ian### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I like your file very much; the heightfield technique was heretofore
unknown
> to me.
>

I only noticed the pattern image type after deciding to read through all the
MegaPOV help file...  Uncovered other gems there, too.

> I played with the colors a bit (used pigment maps with a texturemap of
them,
> all using slope y) and used a 15k by 15k heightfield, instead of 5k by 5k.

Wish I had the RAM for that!

>
> Just in doing so little I have a very different image now. Your file is
very
> versatile.

Your sky is much better than mine, but the purple landscape looks a bit odd.

> I'm going to try adding media next, perhaps snow as that appears to be
where
> this image is going. I've changed very little at this point. Have a look.
>

Further to other people's comments in this thread, I was going to add
another heightfield in the foreground for better resolution.  I also think
adding a few rocks in the foreground would help.

Bye,
Alan.

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Alan Holding <man### [at] lineonenet> wrote in message
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> Wish I had the RAM for that!

I an now using only 256mb, and that didn't allow the 50k by 50k I wanted to
make it. It didn't even allow 25k. :-(

> Your sky is much better than mine, but the purple landscape looks a bit
odd.

Purple?
It is blueish grey on my monitor, though you're probably right.

> Further to other people's comments in this thread, I was going to add
> another heightfield in the foreground for better resolution.  I also think
> adding a few rocks in the foreground would help.

Rocks would be good.

ian

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ian mcdonald <ian### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message
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>
> Purple?
> It is blueish grey on my monitor, though you're probably right.

Actually, my monitor's bobbins (NW England speak for not very good), so
you're right.

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