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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: new CGSphere wip
Date: 24 Jun 2008 07:40:01
Message: <web.4860dc9e7a1df211731f01d10@news.povray.org>
Hi all

I'm playing with a new idea for a CGSphere (http://www.cgsphere.com for the
unfamiliar). The image below is my new version of the ground plane - the rules
say don't modify the ground plane, but since many entries don't feature it at
all I think I'm safe. I've not seen this done with the ground before so I
thought I'd see if it were easy.

It is.

:-)


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From: Blue Herring
Subject: Re: new CGSphere wip
Date: 24 Jun 2008 09:30:01
Message: <4860f6d9$1@news.povray.org>
Bill Pragnell wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I'm playing with a new idea for a CGSphere (http://www.cgsphere.com for the
> unfamiliar). The image below is my new version of the ground plane - the rules
> say don't modify the ground plane, but since many entries don't feature it at
> all I think I'm safe. I've not seen this done with the ground before so I
> thought I'd see if it were easy.
> 
> It is.

That looks really neat, like you could reach out and touch it.  Are 
those all isosurfaces?

-- 
-The Mildly Infamous Blue Herring


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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: Re: new CGSphere wip
Date: 24 Jun 2008 11:20:02
Message: <web.486110549c465bad731f01d10@news.povray.org>
Blue Herring <pov### [at] bherringcotsenet> wrote:
> That looks really neat, like you could reach out and touch it.  Are
> those all isosurfaces?

No, just one single mesh, copied and rotated randomly before placement. It's a
superellipsoid deformed with a very turbulent bozo pattern. Took quite a long
time to render, but only because of sub-pixel detail affecting the
antialiasing/radiosity.


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From: Robert McGregor
Subject: Re: new CGSphere wip
Date: 24 Jun 2008 18:30:01
Message: <web.486174b79c465badbd1b3ad10@news.povray.org>
"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I'm playing with a new idea for a CGSphere (http://www.cgsphere.com for the
> unfamiliar). The image below is my new version of the ground plane - the rules
> say don't modify the ground plane, but since many entries don't feature it at
> all I think I'm safe. I've not seen this done with the ground before so I
> thought I'd see if it were easy.
>
> It is.

Aha, I've been wondering about those types of images with the curved tiled
background like the middle of a half-pipe. I assume you used the mesh relief
macros to deform the block? If so, what what the mesh resolution? These look
really great!

About the rule-bending Bill, though it says: "The grid plane must remain mapped
with the provided grid texture and it may not be edited in any way (texture
included)," but I saw plenty of top-rated images that modified the tiles a lot.

-Rob


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: new CGSphere wip
Date: 25 Jun 2008 03:40:21
Message: <4861f665$1@news.povray.org>
"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht 
news:web.4860dc9e7a1df211731f01d10@news.povray.org...
> Hi all
>
> I'm playing with a new idea for a CGSphere (http://www.cgsphere.com for 
> the
> unfamiliar). The image below is my new version of the ground plane - the 
> rules
> say don't modify the ground plane, but since many entries don't feature it 
> at
> all I think I'm safe. I've not seen this done with the ground before so I
> thought I'd see if it were easy.
>

Perfect, Bill!

I don't think this really infringes CGSphere rules. Like Robert said, there 
is a wide latitude to interpret the background, and I suppose that as long 
as the principle is still recognizable, you are within the limits allowed 
(whatever that may be) :-)

Thomas


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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: Re: new CGSphere wip
Date: 25 Jun 2008 09:50:00
Message: <web.48624cad9c465bad731f01d10@news.povray.org>
"Robert McGregor" <rob### [at] mcgregorfineartcom> wrote:
> Aha, I've been wondering about those types of images with the curved tiled
> background like the middle of a half-pipe. I assume you used the mesh relief
> macros to deform the block? If so, what what the mesh resolution?

Sure did! Mesh resolution was between 300 and 400.

> About the rule-bending Bill, though it says: "The grid plane must remain mapped
> with the provided grid texture and it may not be edited in any way (texture
> included)," but I saw plenty of top-rated images that modified the tiles a lot.

Yes, I agree. I think this will be a far purer entry than many!


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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: Re: new CGSphere wip
Date: 25 Jun 2008 09:55:01
Message: <web.48624d0b9c465bad731f01d10@news.povray.org>
Another version. I've moved the light source to bring out the relief more
clearly, and changed the erosion slightly. This rendered in about an hour (on a
relatively slow machine).


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From: Jan Dvorak
Subject: Re: new CGSphere wip
Date: 25 Jun 2008 11:29:23
Message: <48626453$1@news.povray.org>
Bill Pragnell napsal(a):
> Another version. I've moved the light source to bring out the relief more
> clearly, and changed the erosion slightly. This rendered in about an hour (on a
> relatively slow machine).
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
This one looks a bit like snow


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From: Bill Pragnell
Subject: Re: new CGSphere wip
Date: 27 Jun 2008 08:10:01
Message: <web.4864d7bf9c465bad731f01d10@news.povray.org>
Another version, coloured. I'm not sure I like this colour; I may go back to a
blue/grey slate-type colour, but more granite-like. Or maybe a sandstone-like
texture. Hmm. The grass isn't quite right either but this was only a first
stab!

Bill


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: new CGSphere wip
Date: 27 Jun 2008 10:28:13
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"Bill Pragnell" <bil### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht 
news:web.4864d7bf9c465bad731f01d10@news.povray.org...
> Another version, coloured. I'm not sure I like this colour; I may go back 
> to a
> blue/grey slate-type colour, but more granite-like. Or maybe a 
> sandstone-like
> texture. Hmm. The grass isn't quite right either but this was only a first
> stab!
>

Basically, the color looks allright. It is mainly the color gradient on the 
smooth faces that I find distracting.

Thomas


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