The transparent number is pretty. Looks very formal(25 or 30 shape with bevel).

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Il 30/12/2021 14:47, Cousin Ricky ha scritto:
 > Just in time to say happy 30th anniversary, POV-Ray!  Not just one, but
 > 2 reflective spheres!  Not just one, but 2 checkered planes!
 >
 > This is a reboot of a scene I started for the 25th anniversary, but was
 > never quite satisfied with.  In the intervening 5 years, I've forgotten
 > what it was that I wasn't satisfied with, so I decided to gather the
 > parts of the old scene and post a new version while it is still 2021.
 > New in this scene are finish-level Fresnel and a glossy floor that I
 > added to my render rig earlier this year.
 >
 > This scene has 4 unfinished elements I had hoped to complete by the end
 > of 2021: the hand plane, the lamp, the render rig (which is held up by
 > the unfinished lamp), and the wood texture.  But other than the lamp,
 > which is just a place holder, they are sufficient for this scene.

Happy 30th anniversaty, indeed!

Paolo

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Am 31.12.2021 um 18:49 schrieb Paolo Gibellini:
> Il 30/12/2021 14:47, Cousin Ricky ha scritto:
>  > Just in time to say happy 30th anniversary, POV-Ray!  Not just one, but
>  > 2 reflective spheres!  Not just one, but 2 checkered planes!
>  >
>  > This is a reboot of a scene I started for the 25th anniversary, but was
>  > never quite satisfied with.  In the intervening 5 years, I've forgotten
>  > what it was that I wasn't satisfied with, so I decided to gather the
>  > parts of the old scene and post a new version while it is still 2021.
>  > New in this scene are finish-level Fresnel and a glossy floor that I
>  > added to my render rig earlier this year.
>  >
>  > This scene has 4 unfinished elements I had hoped to complete by the end
>  > of 2021: the hand plane, the lamp, the render rig (which is held up by
>  > the unfinished lamp), and the wood texture.  But other than the lamp,
>  > which is just a place holder, they are sufficient for this scene.
> 
> Happy 30th anniversaty, indeed!
> 
> Paolo
Very nice images indeed. I wonder what the pink-golden checkered object 
above Ricky's wooden box should depict. It looks like some kind of a 
futuristic hand plane IMO.

@Paolo: your wall-macro looks still fine. I like your actual 
presentation much better than your 25-years congratulations to 
www.povray.org from August 2019. It was fine too, but your new approach 
looks much better IMO.

Best regards,
Michael

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Am 31.12.2021 um 19:25 schrieb MichaelJF:
> Am 31.12.2021 um 18:49 schrieb Paolo Gibellini:
>> Il 30/12/2021 14:47, Cousin Ricky ha scritto:
>>  > Just in time to say happy 30th anniversary, POV-Ray!  Not just one, 
>> but
>>  > 2 reflective spheres!  Not just one, but 2 checkered planes!
>>  >
>>  > This is a reboot of a scene I started for the 25th anniversary, but 
>> was
>>  > never quite satisfied with.  In the intervening 5 years, I've 
>> forgotten
>>  > what it was that I wasn't satisfied with, so I decided to gather the
>>  > parts of the old scene and post a new version while it is still 2021.
>>  > New in this scene are finish-level Fresnel and a glossy floor that I
>>  > added to my render rig earlier this year.
>>  >
>>  > This scene has 4 unfinished elements I had hoped to complete by the 
>> end
>>  > of 2021: the hand plane, the lamp, the render rig (which is held up by
>>  > the unfinished lamp), and the wood texture.  But other than the lamp,
>>  > which is just a place holder, they are sufficient for this scene.
>>
>> Happy 30th anniversaty, indeed!
>>
>> Paolo
> Very nice images indeed. I wonder what the pink-golden checkered object 
> above Ricky's wooden box should depict. It looks like some kind of a 
> futuristic hand plane IMO.
> 
> @Paolo: your wall-macro looks still fine. I like your actual 
> presentation much better than your 25-years congratulations to 
> www.povray.org from August 2019. It was fine too, but your new approach 
> looks much better IMO.
> 
> Best regards,
> Michael
> 
> 
> 
> 
Okay, I should be more alert. You mentioned the hand plane. But why came 
you up with this scenario?
Best regards,
Michael

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On 2021-12-31 01:57 (-4), Dave Blandston wrote:
> 
> I love the beveled text - how was that wonderous feat accomplished?

https://news.povray.org/5f879119%241%40news.povray.org

A change from this tutorial is that I no longer recommend the 'once'
keyword in the image map.

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On 2021-12-31 14:44 (-4), MichaelJF wrote:
> Am 31.12.2021 um 19:25 schrieb MichaelJF:
>> Very nice images indeed. I wonder what the pink-golden checkered
>> object above Ricky's wooden box should depict. It looks like some kind
>> of a futuristic hand plane IMO.
>>
> Okay, I should be more alert. You mentioned the hand plane. But why came
> you up with this scenario?

It was my creative take on the reflective sphere on a checkered plane
motif back in 2008.  Actually, I started on the concept in 2003, but I
was slow to get my hands on hand plane schematics, and meanwhile, I
started working on other RSOCP concepts.

Why hot magenta?  I like the color.  Why gold?  Because it's gold, of
course!

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Cousin Ricky <ric### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> On 2021-12-31 01:57 (-4), Dave Blandston wrote:
> >
> > I love the beveled text - how was that wonderous feat accomplished?
>
> https://news.povray.org/5f879119%241%40news.povray.org
>
> A change from this tutorial is that I no longer recommend the 'once'
> keyword in the image map.


Oh that looks awesome thanks!

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Il 31/12/2021 19:25, MichaelJF ha scritto:
 > Very nice images indeed. I wonder what the pink-golden checkered object
 > above Ricky's wooden box should depict. It looks like some kind of a
 > futuristic hand plane IMO.
 >
 > @Paolo: your wall-macro looks still fine. I like your actual
 > presentation much better than your 25-years congratulations to
 > www.povray.org from August 2019. It was fine too, but your new approach
 > looks much better IMO.
 >
 > Best regards,
 > Michael
 >
 >
Thank you, Michael, the time available is always very little, but 
POV-Ray syntax helps to perform little variations with interesting results.

Regards,
    Paolo

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Am 31.12.2021 um 21:57 schrieb Cousin Ricky:
> On 2021-12-31 14:44 (-4), MichaelJF wrote:
>> Am 31.12.2021 um 19:25 schrieb MichaelJF:
>>> Very nice images indeed. I wonder what the pink-golden checkered
>>> object above Ricky's wooden box should depict. It looks like some kind
>>> of a futuristic hand plane IMO.
>>>
>> Okay, I should be more alert. You mentioned the hand plane. But why came
>> you up with this scenario?
> 
> It was my creative take on the reflective sphere on a checkered plane
> motif back in 2008.  Actually, I started on the concept in 2003, but I
> was slow to get my hands on hand plane schematics, and meanwhile, I
> started working on other RSOCP concepts.
> 
> Why hot magenta?  I like the color.  Why gold?  Because it's gold, of
> course!

Ah, I see. Sometimes an observer does not comprehend the original 
intention of an artist at once. I think that is the reason why 
catalogues of major art exhibitions are that think (I have two 
catalogues of the documenta 8 and 9 gathering dust at my book shelf 
since a lot of years). But I remember my first rendering. It was a 
chrome sphere over checkered ground (green and white IIRC). An example 
scene shipped with my Amiga 500 some years ago.

Best regards,
Michael

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Cousin Ricky <ric### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> Just in time to say happy 30th anniversary, POV-Ray!

A great birthday present, and to think I didn't discover POV until 1993, a
wasted  year ;-)

Sean

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