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From: clipka
Subject: Petanque
Date: 4 Dec 2011 21:28:22
Message: <4edc2c46@news.povray.org>
Over 4 days of rendering time (for 1920x1200 resolution); some parts 
turned out just the way I wanted them, others didn't. *Sigh*.


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From: Jim Holsenback
Subject: Re: Petanque
Date: 4 Dec 2011 21:35:47
Message: <4edc2e03$1@news.povray.org>
On 12/04/2011 09:28 PM, clipka wrote:
> Over 4 days of rendering time (for 1920x1200 resolution); some parts
> turned out just the way I wanted them, others didn't. *Sigh*.
generally speaking I like it, but there's something about the 
sand/ground plane that I can't put my finger on ... the grains are cool!


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Petanque
Date: 5 Dec 2011 03:11:06
Message: <4edc7c9a$1@news.povray.org>
On 5-12-2011 3:28, clipka wrote:
> Over 4 days of rendering time (for 1920x1200 resolution); some parts
> turned out just the way I wanted them, others didn't. *Sigh*.

The balls are excellent. I am less sure about the sand. The basic 
texture should be (much) more grainy, and the little spheres - while a 
good addition - should be more irregular imo. They look too perfectly 
spherical and maybe a tiny bit too large.

Thomas


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From: Le Forgeron
Subject: Re: Petanque
Date: 5 Dec 2011 04:32:30
Message: <4edc8fae$1@news.povray.org>
Very lovely!

Le 05/12/2011 03:35, Jim Holsenback a écrit :

>  but there's something about the
> sand/ground plane that I can't put my finger on ... 

Scale !! The sand is too small for the view point. at this zoom factor,
compact dirt is unexpected.

And maybe... fingerprints/grease on the steel balls.


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From: clipka
Subject: Re: Petanque
Date: 5 Dec 2011 11:43:18
Message: <4edcf4a6$1@news.povray.org>
Am 05.12.2011 10:32, schrieb Le_Forgeron:

> And maybe... fingerprints/grease on the steel balls.

See the "clouds" around the sun reflection at the top left? They're not 
clouds.


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From: Alain
Subject: Re: Petanque
Date: 5 Dec 2011 17:15:52
Message: <4edd4298@news.povray.org>

> On 5-12-2011 3:28, clipka wrote:
>> Over 4 days of rendering time (for 1920x1200 resolution); some parts
>> turned out just the way I wanted them, others didn't. *Sigh*.
>
> The balls are excellent. I am less sure about the sand. The basic
> texture should be (much) more grainy, and the little spheres - while a
> good addition - should be more irregular imo. They look too perfectly
> spherical and maybe a tiny bit too large.
>
> Thomas
>

Normaly, you don't play petanque on sand, the balls would tend to dig 
and burry themselve in it. Soft dirt or mudy ground are also no-no. Been 
solid steel, the balls are quite heavy for their size.

The optimum play surface is not to flat hard packed dirt. Fine to medium 
gravel can also offer some interesting chalenge, as well as grass.
The surface realy don't need to be level. In fact, the play is more 
interesting when there are some bumps, ruts, cracks, sparse rough gravel 
and other dificulties laying around, like some roots jutting up.



Alain


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From: Christian Froeschlin
Subject: Re: Petanque
Date: 6 Dec 2011 15:07:07
Message: <4ede75eb@news.povray.org>
nice. the spherical grains didn't quite work for me either,
possibly also because they appear detached from the ground,
as if someone just tried to salt the ball. Maybe burying
them into the ground randomly helps?

Also the contrast between the perfect sphere and the grimey
grooves is very strong. Maybe add some slight scratches and
dustiness to the base texture?


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Petanque
Date: 7 Dec 2011 03:35:56
Message: <4edf256c$1@news.povray.org>
On 6-12-2011 21:07, Christian Froeschlin wrote:
> nice. the spherical grains didn't quite work for me either,
> possibly also because they appear detached from the ground,
> as if someone just tried to salt the ball. Maybe burying
> them into the ground randomly helps?
>
> Also the contrast between the perfect sphere and the grimey
> grooves is very strong. Maybe add some slight scratches and
> dustiness to the base texture?

Yes, the scratches are missing. I forgot to mention that one :-)

Thomas


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