Yes they are isosurfaces.  My math skills are poor at best.  I felt luckly
to get them to look like that!  :)
Here is some of the code I used:

 isosurface {
     function { f_rounded_box(x,y,z,0,0.70,0.85,0.70) - f_noise3d(x*5.2,
y*4.9, z*4.7)* 0.05 }
     contained_by { box { -1 , 1} }
     max_gradient 25
     pigment {RockColor3 translate <0,-1.8,0>}
     scale RockScale
 }

If you could explain how that could be added here I will certainly try that.

Thanks!

Patrick Dugan

"Skip Talbot" <sta### [at] uiucedu> wrote in message
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> The coloring on the blade looks very artistic, I like the colors.  I
believe
> that it adds to the scene instead of taking away from it because of
realism.
> The stone bricks are isosurfaces, no?  What if you added a pigment
function
> on top of them giving them a small grain?
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Sorry I left out the scale I used for the rocks.


#declare RockScale = <0.360,0.1,0.360>;


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> The coloring on the blade looks very artistic, I like the colors.  I
believe
> that it adds to the scene instead of taking away from it because of
realism.
> The stone bricks are isosurfaces, no?  What if you added a pigment
function
> on top of them giving them a small grain?
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"Patrick Dugan" <pat### [at] netinsnet> wrote in message
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> Here is the (maybe) finished sword stand picture.  I'm not sure if it's done
> or I need to do something else in the image.  The idea was to highlight the
> sword and dagger (in a black leather sheath) on a wrought-iron sword stand.
> The entire mess sitting on a fireplace mantel.  I thought about adding
> something cloth-like to offset the hardness of the image but I'm not sure.
> Any ideas?

  Excellent! I've been following this. I think you could be right. A 'drape' hanging
behind the sword would look good IMHO. Either
red and yellow or red and black with some kind of FE.Asian text? I have to say that
your sword looks a beast in lambs clothing.
Those two straight bits with the curve on the ends, (near the hilt), are quite
in-humane are they not? Cruelly interesting. Are they
for real? I haven't seen that before myself...

      Back to the image...  A bevel line would look good also....  straight down the
middle of the blade...

      Very nice image.

       ~Steve~





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Perhaps add some focal blur?

Looks very good so far!

Marc-Hendrik

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Thank you!  Once I figure out a cloth method (or someone else posts a clith
include for Povray 3.5) I'll add something in there.

Well I actually own the sword and dagger.  I haev tried to model them as
close as I can to the real thing.  The "horns" on the hilt
could be a bit dangerous.  The sword is very heavy.  I didn't add a "blood
channel" down the blade since the real one doesn't have it.

Patrick Dugan


"25ct" <25c### [at] lineonenet> wrote in message news:3ca9ff59@news.povray.org...
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> "Patrick Dugan" <pat### [at] netinsnet> wrote in message
news:3ca91752@news.povray.org...
> > Here is the (maybe) finished sword stand picture.  I'm not sure if it's
done
> > or I need to do something else in the image.  The idea was to highlight
the
> > sword and dagger (in a black leather sheath) on a wrought-iron sword
stand.
> > The entire mess sitting on a fireplace mantel.  I thought about adding
> > something cloth-like to offset the hardness of the image but I'm not
sure.
> > Any ideas?
>
>   Excellent! I've been following this. I think you could be right. A
'drape' hanging behind the sword would look good IMHO. Either
> red and yellow or red and black with some kind of FE.Asian text? I have to
say that your sword looks a beast in lambs clothing.
> Those two straight bits with the curve on the ends, (near the hilt), are
quite in-humane are they not? Cruelly interesting. Are they
> for real? I haven't seen that before myself...
>
>       Back to the image...  A bevel line would look good also....
straight down the middle of the blade...
>
>       Very nice image.
>
>        ~Steve~
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Thank you!

I'm not sure where I would blur the image though.  Maybe near the bottom of
the wall?

Patrick Dugan

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> Perhaps add some focal blur?
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"Patrick Dugan" <pat### [at] usnetcomcorpcom> wrote in message
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> Thank you!  Once I figure out a cloth method (or someone else posts a cloth
> include for Povray 3.5) I'll add something in there.
>
> Well I actually own the sword and dagger.  I have tried to model them as
> close as I can to the real thing.  The "horns" on the hilt
> could be a bit dangerous.  The sword is very heavy.  I didn't add a "blood
> channel" down the blade since the real one doesn't have it.

     Ah! That's what it's called! A ' Blood Channel' ? Ie, a groove for the blood to
run down?? - Obviously.

        Eek!!  ;)

    Heheh.. I was thinking more along the lines of the actual manufacture of the
sword. Don't they usually have 'bevelled' angles to
the blade? (Possibly with a groove too?)
    The whole cross section being a thin/narrow diamond shape? I'm very possibly
wrong, so forgive me for *digging* too deep with
this...  <..sheesh....>  ;)

    ~Steve~

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> > Well I actually own the sword and dagger.  I have tried to model them as
> > close as I can to the real thing.  The "horns" on the hilt
> > could be a bit dangerous.  The sword is very heavy.  I didn't add a "blood
> > channel" down the blade since the real one doesn't have it.
> 
>      Ah! That's what it's called! A ' Blood Channel' ? Ie, a groove for the 
>blood to run down?? - Obviously.

Actually, the main purpose was to release suction on the blade and make 
it easier to remove from your opponents body IIRC...
 
Jamie.

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"Jamie Davison" <jam### [at] ntlworldcom> wrote in message
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> > > Well I actually own the sword and dagger.  I have tried to model them
as
> > > close as I can to the real thing.  The "horns" on the hilt
> > > could be a bit dangerous.  The sword is very heavy.  I didn't add a
"blood
> > > channel" down the blade since the real one doesn't have it.
> >
> >      Ah! That's what it's called! A ' Blood Channel' ? Ie, a groove for
the
> >blood to run down?? - Obviously.
>
> Actually, the main purpose was to release suction on the blade and make
> it easier to remove from your opponents body IIRC...


oops...common misconception...

True purpose of the fullered groove in a blade is to reduce weight and add
strength.  (If you don't have the strength to give the blade a bit of a
twist when pulling it out, you didn't have the strength to put it in there
either.)

Scott

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I would suggest the focal point on the name-plaque (or what ever it is
called), perhaps a little bit up and to the left. Start with some arbitrary
aperture. I don't know what will look better: some strong blurring, or just
a tiny bit.

Marc-Hendrik

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