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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Very nice image!  I like the antique styling and fade at the top, love the deep
deep red tone.  Only problem, I would expect the cigar to have a much more matte
finish.  Good detail on the ashes tho.

Now render with photons! ;)

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In article <3AD9399F.8526DFD0@faricy.net>, David Fontaine says...
> Very nice image!  I like the antique styling and fade at the top, love the deep
> deep red tone.  Only problem, I would expect the cigar to have a much more matte
> finish.  Good detail on the ashes tho.
> 
Yes: the finish on the cigar should be different: now it has IMO a 
plastic look. The scene as a whole is very impressive!
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It WAS rendered with photons.  That's why you can see the flares of light
near the glasses on the desktop.

I debated the cigar finish a long time.  Different cigars have different
wrappers and some of mine have a shiny finish while others are matte.  I
felt the wrapper does look odd through. The "leaf" just doesn't come across
right.

"David Fontaine" <dav### [at] faricynet> wrote in message
news:3AD9399F.8526DFD0@faricy.net...
> Very nice image!  I like the antique styling and fade at the top, love the
deep
> deep red tone.  Only problem, I would expect the cigar to have a much more
matte
> finish.  Good detail on the ashes tho.
>
> Now render with photons! ;)
>
> --
> David Fontaine  <dav### [at] faricynet>  ICQ 55354965
> My raytracing gallery:  http://davidf.faricy.net/
>
>

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> 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.

Very very impressive - but 5 months? wow, more patience than i have!

maybe platform independent network rendering is now one of those must have
features...


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Stunning image. I like specially the book and the eyeglasses.

Five month for rendering, isn't it a record? I have never heard about
such a long rendering time.

Alberto.

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There seems to be a scale problem and a camera angle problem too.
Time to re render.  The cigar texture needs a bit of work, it 
doesn't look dry and cracked enough. 


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After 5 months I think I'll pass on the re-render.

"Steve" <ste### [at] zeroppsuklinuxnet> wrote in message
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> There seems to be a scale problem and a camera angle problem too.
> Time to re render.  The cigar texture needs a bit of work, it
> doesn't look dry and cracked enough.
>
>
> --
> Cheers
> Steve              email mailto:ste### [at] zeroppsuklinuxnet
>
> %HAV-A-NICEDAY Error not enough coffee  0 pps.
>
> web http://www.zeropps.uklinux.net/
>
> or  http://start.at/zero-pps
>
>   3:02pm  up 72 days, 15:47,  2 users,  load average: 1.86, 1.49, 1.20

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Patrick Dugan wrote:

> It WAS rendered with photons.  That's why you can see the flares of light
> near the glasses on the desktop.

Ah. Very subtle. I was looking around the ashtray and shot glass and not seeing
caustics.


> I debated the cigar finish a long time.  Different cigars have different
> wrappers and some of mine have a shiny finish while others are matte.  I
> felt the wrapper does look odd through. The "leaf" just doesn't come across
> right.

I'll take your word. Being underage one would hope I don't know too much about
cigars ;).

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Very inpressive.
Worth the wait ... once.


Patrick Dugan <pat### [at] netinsnet> wrote in message
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> 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.
>
>
> Patrick Dugan
> mailto:pat### [at] netinsnet
> http://showcase.netins.net/web/patrickd
>
>
>
>
>
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