"dlm" <me### [at] addressinvalid> wrote in message 
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> "St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote in message news:4387b689@news.povray.org...
>> Hey guys,
>>
>>
>> What might be your suggestions with this image?
> I assume this is meant to be a cheetah - the fastest animal in the world?

    Heh, the clue is in the filename. ;)


> If so:
> color scheme - not mottled black/red on green! (black on tan/cream)
> See ref pic e.g. http://www.cathouse-fcc.org/gifs-jpegs/zulurun.jpg
> face is striped not spotted

    Well, the stripe is there, but I admit it's hard to see. And I agree 
with the face being "not spotted".


> ear location?

   I think it could be a bit bigger, but I was going by that reference 
image, so I think I'll leave it for now.


> bring the extremities into frame

    Check.


> The posing is nice and certainly evokes the feeling of speed with the 
> blurred background pan effect.

     Thank you. What do you think now?

     ~Steve~


> DLM
>

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"Orchid XP v2" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> Hehehe... compare here:
>
> http://www.bergoiata.org/fe/felins/High%20Velocity,%20Cheetah.jpg
>
> If I didn't know any better, I'd say I just found your reference image. 
> ;-)

    Yaaaaayyyy!  Yep, that's the one alrighty...
>
> [I notice that it looks like it's been edited somehow...]

    Do you think so? In which way?


>
>
> See here:
> http://www.bergoiata.org/fe/felins/Afterthoughts,%20Cheetah.jpg
>
> The cheetah does indeed have a supprisingly thick neck and oddly small 
> head.
>
>
> Your texturing needs work. (Currently looks like an old sofa.) But the 
> modelling is quite good. I'd say the elbow on the furthest front leg looks 
> too rounded. There should also probably be slightly more of a 
> discontinuity in the spine at the shoulders and hips. Otherwise, not a bad 
> model!

     Thanks, I'm on version 5 at the mo.

     ~Steve~

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"zmemw16" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message 
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> i always seem to see white on the paws for cheetahs, might just be
> seeing too many cats (house) though

    Yes, I haven't even thought about the paws properly yet.

>
> re: the snake comment, head looks 30% small maybe

     Definately! I think it's sorted now.
>
> thought it was a photo, with a woo(sp) very soon after

     Heh, thanks.

     What do you think of the update?

     ~Steve~


>
>

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"Raf256" <spa### [at] raf256cominvalid> wrote in message 
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> St. <438828ab@news.povray.org> Saturday 26 of November 2005 10:12
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>>> Only, IMHO, the neck/head is wrong - it look like a snake
>>
>>      The 'face' of the head is wrong, (which I know about), but the neck
>>      is
>> right, and I don't see any snake there.  ;)
>
> I ment: the neck is so big and thick that it is even bigger or equal to
> head, same as in snake ;)

     Yeah, you were right Raf - I just didn't spot it! :oO

         Thanks.

      ~Steve~

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>> If I didn't know any better, I'd say I just found your reference 
>> image. ;-)
> 
> 
>    Yaaaaayyyy!  Yep, that's the one alrighty...

LOL. ;-)

>> [I notice that it looks like it's been edited somehow...]
> 
> 
>    Do you think so? In which way?

Looks like the animal has been "cut out" and stuck on top of the blurry 
background. (Look at the edges; they somehow don't look "right".)

>> Your texturing needs work. (Currently looks like an old sofa.) But the 
>> modelling is quite good. I'd say the elbow on the furthest front leg 
>> looks too rounded. There should also probably be slightly more of a 
>> discontinuity in the spine at the shoulders and hips. Otherwise, not a 
>> bad model!
> 
> 
>     Thanks, I'm on version 5 at the mo.

Keep it up. ;-)

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Definite texturing improvements.

The bit under the chip is actually a tuft of fur waving in the breeze; 
in your image, it looks like some bizzare kind of growth coming out of 
the animal's neck.

The elbows at the front still need work. The far one is too smooth. The 
near one seens to "tuck in" behind the bone. (Compare to the reference.)

The back legs look good. The tail probably joins the body a bit too 
smoothly, but otherwise looks good.

Anyway, it's better than anything I ever made...

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St. wrote:
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> "zmemw16" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message 
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>> i always seem to see white on the paws for cheetahs, might just be
>> seeing too many cats (house) though
> 
> 
>    Yes, I haven't even thought about the paws properly yet.
> 
>>
>> re: the snake comment, head looks 30% small maybe
> 
> 
>     Definately! I think it's sorted now.
> 
>>
>> thought it was a photo, with a woo(sp) very soon after
> 
> 
>     Heh, thanks.
> 
>     What do you think of the update?
> 
>     ~Steve~
> 
> 
>>
>>
> 
only just seen it browsing the thread, improved

dalmations(sp?) spring to mind, that could be background fur colour not 
quite right, or too many dots ?

if it went past at speed, i'd describe it as a cheetah

i'll wait for the animation :-)

stephen

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"stephen parkinson" <ste### [at] zmemw16demoncouk> wrote in message 
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>>
> only just seen it browsing the thread, improved

     Thanks! The next one should be better as I'm totally remodelling the 
head and some other bits.
>
> dalmations(sp?) spring to mind, that could be background fur colour not 
> quite right, or too many dots ?

     Yes, I'm having hassles with this, although it does look better than 
the original.
>
> if it went past at speed, i'd describe it as a cheetah
>
> i'll wait for the animation :-)

   :o)  Heh, that would be good! But it's a no-no for now as I've never 
tried animation.

     ~Steve~


>
> stephen

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"Orchid XP v2" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> Definite texturing improvements.

    That's good.

>
> The bit under the chip is actually a tuft of fur waving in the breeze; in 
> your image, it looks like some bizzare kind of growth coming out of the 
> animal's neck.

      It's a boil.

>
> The elbows at the front still need work. The far one is too smooth. The 
> near one seens to "tuck in" behind the bone. (Compare to the reference.)
>
> The back legs look good. The tail probably joins the body a bit too 
> smoothly, but otherwise looks good.
>
> Anyway, it's better than anything I ever made...

      Patience is a virtue. ;)

     ~Steve~

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"Orchid XP v2" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> Hehehe... compare here:
>
> http://www.bergoiata.org/fe/felins/High%20Velocity,%20Cheetah.jpg
>
> If I didn't know any better, I'd say I just found your reference image. 
> ;-)
>
> [I notice that it looks like it's been edited somehow...]


     I'll tell you what Andrew, well spotted mate! (No pun intended). I 
believe this is the original image:

     http://www.1stoppostershop.com/products/Impact/Wildlife/im_TheSpottedWind.jpg

     Pictures do lie...

     Hmm... that now gives me a problem with my image... What to do with the 
background...

     ~Steve~

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