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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 20 Nov 2014 10:36:02
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Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.

Thomas


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From: Nekar Xenos
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 20 Nov 2014 23:34:41
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2014 17:35:52 +0200, Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg>  
wrote:

> Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.
>
> Thomas

Great stuff!

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From: jhu
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 20 Nov 2014 23:40:01
Message: <web.546ec157631746d8d19b0ec40@news.povray.org>
One of your best images you've posted.


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 21 Nov 2014 03:19:00
Message: <546ef574$1@news.povray.org>
On 21-11-2014 5:34, Nekar Xenos wrote:
> Great stuff!
>

Thanks!

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 21 Nov 2014 03:21:10
Message: <546ef5f6$1@news.povray.org>
On 21-11-2014 5:36, jhu wrote:
> One of your best images you've posted.
>
>

Thanks indeed! I am not sure about 'one of the best' though ;-) but 
then, I am never entirely satisfied myself.

Thomas


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From: FractRacer
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 21 Nov 2014 03:28:15
Message: <546ef79f$1@news.povray.org>
Le 20/11/2014 16:35, Thomas de Groot a écrit :
> Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.
>
> Thomas

Great image! The return of the Major Grubert, it remains me my youth, I 
like Moebius.

-- 
Lionel
<b>Do not judge my words, judge my actions.</b>

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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 21 Nov 2014 03:34:58
Message: <546ef932$1@news.povray.org>
On 21-11-2014 9:29, FractRacer wrote:
> Le 20/11/2014 16:35, Thomas de Groot a écrit :
>> Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.
>>
>> Thomas
>
> Great image! The return of the Major Grubert, it remains me my youth, I
> like Moebius.
>

Thanks! The Major is never really gone. Always present in the background ;-)

Thomas


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From: jhu
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 21 Nov 2014 23:35:00
Message: <web.5470120f631746d8d19b0ec40@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> On 21-11-2014 5:36, jhu wrote:
> > One of your best images you've posted.
> >
> >
>
> Thanks indeed! I am not sure about 'one of the best' though ;-) but
> then, I am never entirely satisfied myself.
>
> Thomas

What would you consider one of your best?


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 22 Nov 2014 03:26:06
Message: <5470489e$1@news.povray.org>
On 22-11-2014 5:33, jhu wrote:
> What would you consider one of your best?
>

A tough question as I have doubts about almost all of them ;-)

However, I consider 'Paris la nuit' (2011) to be at the top of the bill, 
not so much for its originality as it is a /copyist/ work but for the 
challenge it was to me and what I achieved to do.

Thomas


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 22 Nov 2014 08:02:58
Message: <54708982$1@news.povray.org>
On 22/11/2014 08:25, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 22-11-2014 5:33, jhu wrote:
>> What would you consider one of your best?
>>
>
> A tough question as I have doubts about almost all of them ;-)
>
> However, I consider 'Paris la nuit' (2011) to be at the top of the bill,
> not so much for its originality as it is a /copyist/ work but for the
> challenge it was to me and what I achieved to do.
>

Don't listen to him he cheated. ;-)

http://www.tc-rtc.co.uk/portfolio/Stephen/330/index.html


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     Stephen


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 22 Nov 2014 10:10:48
Message: <5470a778$1@news.povray.org>
On 22-11-2014 14:02, Stephen wrote:
> On 22/11/2014 08:25, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 22-11-2014 5:33, jhu wrote:
>>> What would you consider one of your best?
>>>
>>
>> A tough question as I have doubts about almost all of them ;-)
>>
>> However, I consider 'Paris la nuit' (2011) to be at the top of the bill,
>> not so much for its originality as it is a /copyist/ work but for the
>> challenge it was to me and what I achieved to do.
>>
>
> Don't listen to him he cheated. ;-)
>
> http://www.tc-rtc.co.uk/portfolio/Stephen/330/index.html
>
>

Oh! The dagger in the back! Treason! May your criminal hand wither and 
blacken before falling off like a leaf in autumn!

Thomas


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 22 Nov 2014 11:11:16
Message: <5470b5a4$1@news.povray.org>
On 22/11/2014 15:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> Oh! The dagger in the back! Treason! May your criminal hand wither and
> blacken before falling off like a leaf in autumn!

ROTF
How very nicely put. :-)

-- 

Regards
     Stephen


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From: s day
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 22 Nov 2014 16:40:01
Message: <web.547101cf631746d8a47478650@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.
>
> Thomas

Looks great Thomas, the ground looks a lot better with the added debris.

Sean


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 23 Nov 2014 03:09:01
Message: <5471961d$1@news.povray.org>
On 22-11-2014 22:36, s.day wrote:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>> Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.
>>
>> Thomas
>
> Looks great Thomas, the ground looks a lot better with the added debris.
>
> Sean
>
Thanks Sean. I am not entirely satisfied yet with the ground. Something 
is eluding me there which I am trying to solve. But then, it might also 
be that I leave things alone and only do the research :-)

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 23 Nov 2014 03:10:43
Message: <54719683@news.povray.org>
On 22-11-2014 17:11, Stephen wrote:
> On 22/11/2014 15:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> Oh! The dagger in the back! Treason! May your criminal hand wither and
>> blacken before falling off like a leaf in autumn!
>
> ROTF
> How very nicely put. :-)
>

I was hoping you would shiver in anguish and remorse ;-)
A lost case apparently.

Thomas


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From: Nekar Xenos
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 23 Nov 2014 06:19:29
Message: <op.xpry2pmfufxv4h@xena.home>
On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 10:09:01 +0200, Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg>  
wrote:

> On 22-11-2014 22:36, s.day wrote:
>> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>>> Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.
>>>
>>> Thomas
>>
>> Looks great Thomas, the ground looks a lot better with the added debris.
>>
>> Sean
>>
> Thanks Sean. I am not entirely satisfied yet with the ground. Something  
> is eluding me there which I am trying to solve. But then, it might also  
> be that I leave things alone and only do the research :-)
>
> Thomas

Maybe slightly less green in the colour of the orangy parts(unless the  
orange symbolizes something ;)
or desaturate it a bit by bringing the rgb values closer to each other. Or  
maybe a bit of both.

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-Nekar Xenos-


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 23 Nov 2014 07:17:00
Message: <5471d03c@news.povray.org>
On 23-11-2014 12:19, Nekar Xenos wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Nov 2014 10:09:01 +0200, Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg>
> wrote:
>
>> On 22-11-2014 22:36, s.day wrote:
>>> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>>>> Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.
>>>>
>>>> Thomas
>>>
>>> Looks great Thomas, the ground looks a lot better with the added debris.
>>>
>>> Sean
>>>
>> Thanks Sean. I am not entirely satisfied yet with the ground.
>> Something is eluding me there which I am trying to solve. But then, it
>> might also be that I leave things alone and only do the research :-)
>>
>> Thomas
>
> Maybe slightly less green in the colour of the orangy parts(unless the
> orange symbolizes something ;)
> or desaturate it a bit by bringing the rgb values closer to each other.
> Or maybe a bit of both.
>

No. I am ok with the textures as such. I am investigating some ideas I 
have concerning the generation of height_fields and issues that can 
derive from that. The basic ground feature here btw, is /not/ a 
height_field but a mesh generated by HF_square. No problem there, though 
I want to explore its relationships with real height_fields.

Thomas


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 23 Nov 2014 08:56:42
Message: <5471e79a$1@news.povray.org>
On 23/11/2014 08:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 22-11-2014 17:11, Stephen wrote:
>> On 22/11/2014 15:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> Oh! The dagger in the back! Treason! May your criminal hand wither and
>>> blacken before falling off like a leaf in autumn!
>>
>> ROTF
>> How very nicely put. :-)
>>
>
> I was hoping you would shiver in anguish and remorse ;-)

Sorry, typing with one hand.


 > A lost case apparently.
 >

Yes, that case was lost at Victoria Station. :-)


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     Stephen


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 23 Nov 2014 09:56:29
Message: <5471f59d@news.povray.org>
On 23-11-2014 14:56, Stephen wrote:
> On 23/11/2014 08:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 22-11-2014 17:11, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 22/11/2014 15:10, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>> Oh! The dagger in the back! Treason! May your criminal hand wither and
>>>> blacken before falling off like a leaf in autumn!
>>>
>>> ROTF
>>> How very nicely put. :-)
>>>
>>
>> I was hoping you would shiver in anguish and remorse ;-)
>
> Sorry, typing with one hand.

I am sorry to hear that :-)

>
>
>  > A lost case apparently.
>  >
>
> Yes, that case was lost at Victoria Station. :-)
>

How Holmesian indeed :-)

Thomas


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 23 Nov 2014 10:52:42
Message: <547202ca$1@news.povray.org>
>>>
>>> I was hoping you would shiver in anguish and remorse ;-)
>>
>> Sorry, typing with one hand.
>
> I am sorry to hear that :-)
>

Don't worry. What goes around, comes around.
[He said stroking his monkey's paw, charm.]

>>
>>
>>  > A lost case apparently.
>>  >
>>
>> Yes, that case was lost at Victoria Station. :-)
>>
>
> How Holmesian indeed :-)
>

I was thinking more the Worthing line. In a Wild manner.


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Regards
     Stephen


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From: jhu
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 27 Nov 2014 10:05:01
Message: <web.54773ccf631746d8d19b0ec40@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.
>
> Thomas

Looks lIke the competition is heating up!


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 27 Nov 2014 10:15:32
Message: <54774014$1@news.povray.org>
On 27-11-2014 16:01, jhu wrote:
> Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
>> Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.
>>
>> Thomas
>
> Looks lIke the competition is heating up!
>

Which reminds me that I need to remind some competitors to upload their 
images again.

Thomas


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From: Robert McGregor
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 27 Nov 2014 17:45:00
Message: <web.5477a8d2631746d891114470@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> Essentially, this is my final image for the TC-RTC.
>
> Thomas

Thomas, really nice modeling on the Major, the rungs on those impossible ladders
look great, and the aerial perspective is /so/ huge; I love this!

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www.McGregorFineArt.com


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 28 Nov 2014 03:22:17
Message: <547830b9$1@news.povray.org>
On 27-11-2014 23:42, Robert McGregor wrote:
> Thomas, really nice modeling on the Major, the rungs on those impossible ladders
> look great, and the aerial perspective is /so/ huge; I love this!
>

Thank you indeed Robert. The Major was the main challenge indeed as I 
wanted to explore the limits of going from one medium (the 2D comic 
strip) to 3D ray-tracing. I got an impulse from such work here:

http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?252982-tribute-to-MOEBIUS-II-quot-Major-Grubert-lost-in-desert-B-quot

and I used some details from that image into my own modelling.

I am not yet finished with him. My Poser model needs further development 
and it might well be that the Major will appear again in future scenes, 
in a role inspired by Moebius' work but diverging from it in my own way :-)

Thomas


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From: jhu
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 10 Dec 2014 19:50:01
Message: <web.5488e9f7631746d8d19b0ec40@news.povray.org>
"jhu" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> One of your best images you've posted.

The post from Stephen:
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/message/%3C5488bdd7%241%40news.povray.org%3E/#%3C5488bdd7%241%40news.povr
ay.org%3E

helped me realize why I like this one better. The colors of your previous images
seemed washed out!


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Game (aka Meet the Major)
Date: 11 Dec 2014 03:11:44
Message: <548951c0$1@news.povray.org>
On 11-12-2014 1:48, jhu wrote:
> The post from Stephen:
>
http://news.povray.org/povray.binaries.images/message/%3C5488bdd7%241%40news.povray.org%3E/#%3C5488bdd7%241%40news.povr
> ay.org%3E
>
> helped me realize why I like this one better. The colors of your previous images
> seemed washed out!
>

That was before version 3.7

Thomas


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