"bob h" <omn### [at] charternet> wrote in message
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> Getting white things looking right is one of those difficult things to do.
> I almost always use a color value greater than 1, often 1.2 to 1.4, while
> keeping diffuse below the default of 0.6 along with using a higher ambient
> than the default 0.1, around 0.2 to 0.3.  A low brilliance, such as 0.2,
> really helps too I think.
> Radiosity is of course good at enhancing the whiteness most times too.  If
> you were to use that then dropping color back to 1.0 and removing
brilliance
> is probably wise.

Thanks, I'll try that

> As usual YMMV.

??? Don't think I've ever seen that acronym before. What does it mean?

Gail
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"Gail Shaw" <gsh### [at] monotixcoza> wrote in message
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> "bob h" <omn### [at] charternet> wrote in message
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> > As usual YMMV.
>
> ??? Don't think I've ever seen that acronym before. What does it mean?

I'm sure you have, just not remembering it.  Your Mileage May Vary

bob h

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"bob h" <omn### [at] charternet> wrote in message
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> I'm sure you have, just not remembering it.  Your Mileage May Vary
>

Ah, yes. Thanks

Gail
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"Gail Shaw" <gsh### [at] monotixcoza> wrote in message
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The one I've got is made of a dark green granite and is VERY heavy. I
> dropped
> it once onto a tiled floor. The tile it fell onto cracked

Yikes! Good thing your toe wasn't in the way :)

> The bowl is the mortar, the stick is the pestle.

Thanks. I had one of those brain cramps :D


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light_source{0,1}#macro c(J,a)sphere{0,1pigment{rgb z}scale a translate J+O}
#end#macro B(R,V,O)c(0,4)intersection{c(V,R)difference{c(-z*4x+10)c(-z*4.1x+
10)c(0<7.5,45,5>)}}#end B(12,0z*25)B(8y*4<0,12,50>)          // Batronyx ^"^

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