I tried (x,0,z) but it looked a bit boring. I agree the flying rocks look 
wierd, but my brother might be able to get rid of them in photoshop when he 
works on the pictures so I didn't fix them.

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"Mike Williams" <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote in message 
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> Wasn't it Tek who wrote:
>>My brother asked me to knock together a few quick sci-fi backgrounds that
>>he's going to draw cartoon characters on later. They look pretty neat so I
>>thought I'd share.
>>
>>I'll probably post the versions with characters once they're finished.
>
> I'm not sure whether I like those flying rocks in BG-1.jpg.
>
> It looks like you intended to use an isosurface function with (x,0,z),
> like a height field, but typed (x,y,z) by mistake.
>
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Tek spake:

> My brother asked me to knock together a few quick sci-fi backgrounds that
> he's going to draw cartoon characters on later. They look pretty neat so I
> thought I'd share.
> 
> I'll probably post the versions with characters once they're finished.
> 

Wowie - how'd you do the green, inverted (planet above, not below) one?

VERY nice.

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"Stefan Viljoen polard.com>" <spamnot@<removethis> wrote in message 
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> Wowie - how'd you do the green, inverted (planet above, not below) one?

The planet's just a couple of spheres with granite based textures for the 
ground and clouds. Then there's a scattering green media with a spherical 
exponential density and high extinction which makes the colour more 
interesting. Then there's a crazy emitting media for the sun in the bottom 
right. Did you want to know about any specific part of it?

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"Martin Magnusson" <martin@-xxx-eyra-xxx-.se> wrote in message 
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> The skies are excellent! I especially like the two "halos" in BG-1.

Yeah I like those, they're just a couple of planar patterns on the 
sky_sphere.

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Tek wrote:
> I tried (x,0,z) but it looked a bit boring. I agree the flying rocks look 
> wierd, but my brother might be able to get rid of them in photoshop when he 
> works on the pictures so I didn't fix them.

I like the flying rocks, too. Adds some extra mystery to the scene. If I 
would change anything, it would be the sand(?) in the foreground. The 
shape looks odd.

/ martin

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Tek spake:

> "Stefan Viljoen polard.com>" <spamnot@<removethis> wrote in message
> news:4434bbb1@news.povray.org...
>> Wowie - how'd you do the green, inverted (planet above, not below) one?
> 
> The planet's just a couple of spheres with granite based textures for the
> ground and clouds. Then there's a scattering green media with a spherical
> exponential density and high extinction which makes the colour more
> interesting. Then there's a crazy emitting media for the sun in the bottom
> right. Did you want to know about any specific part of it?

Nope - I think I understand some of how it is made. I hope...!

I've wanted to try making something similar for a while now, now I've got an
idea where to start.

Thanks for the reply! 

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Tek wrote:
> My brother asked me to knock together a few quick sci-fi backgrounds that 
> he's going to draw cartoon characters on later. They look pretty neat so I 
> thought I'd share.
> 
> I'll probably post the versions with characters once they're finished.

Picture 1 (the last one posted) with its floating rock parts instantly 
reminded me of Roger Dean's Yes cover illustrations!

But the dunes need work certainly...

See you in Khyberspace!

Yadgar

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Couldn't you just try (x,y/10,z) or something similar? I think it would
still allow for overhangs, while diminishing the appearance of floating
rocks.

And yes, I'm still around (sort of :).

~Sam

"Tek" <tek### [at] evilsuperbraincom> wrote:
> I tried (x,0,z) but it looked a bit boring. I agree the flying rocks look
> wierd, but my brother might be able to get rid of them in photoshop when he
> works on the pictures so I didn't fix them.
>
> --
> Tek
> http://evilsuperbrain.com
>
> "Mike Williams" <nos### [at] econymdemoncouk> wrote in message
> news:Rtp### [at] econymdemoncouk...
> > I'm not sure whether I like those flying rocks in BG-1.jpg.
> >
> > It looks like you intended to use an isosurface function with (x,0,z),
> > like a height field, but typed (x,y,z) by mistake.
> >
> > --
> > Mike Williams
> > Gentleman of Leisure

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"Samuel Benge" <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message 
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> Couldn't you just try (x,y/10,z) or something similar? I think it would
> still allow for overhangs, while diminishing the appearance of floating
> rocks.

The scales I'm using are f_granite(x/20,y/50,z/20) and IMO looks better for 
this scene than any bigger or smaller numbers, apart from the floating bits. 
Anyway this is just a background so it doesn't have to be all that perfect, 
I have no plans to work on it further unless my brother requests fixes to it 
:)

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Tek nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 06/04/2006 00:07:
> My brother asked me to knock together a few quick sci-fi backgrounds that 
> he's going to draw cartoon characters on later. They look pretty neat so I 
> thought I'd share.
> 
> I'll probably post the versions with characters once they're finished.
> 
> 
I realy like BG-1! Love those floating rocks, and that outlandish sand... UNreal
realism

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