Florian Brucker <tor### [at] torfboldcom> wrote:
> Probably the best flame I've seen done in POV. I also love the overall
> lighting and the choice of colours. The wax looks a bit too liquid to me
> (I suppose the upper part is meant to be liquid, but the lower part
> looks so, too). I'm not sure what's the cause, probably it could be a
> bit darker.
>
>
> Keep up the good work!
> Florian

Thanks for the comments.  If anyone is interested, I can post the flame for
fiddling with (I may have already done so a while back, can't really
recall)

The wax has a relatively uniform density (scattering media).  I have fresnel
reflection set for it and it has a smooth surface which is tending to make
it look liquidy at the top I think.  I suppose I could've either added some
roughness to the top, or maybe varied the media density to coincide with a
liquid/solid transition.

-tgq

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"Trevor G Quayle" <Tin### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> I've finally put another CGSphere submission together.  Was a bit of an
> exercise in making the wax material.
> CGSphere link: http://www.cgsphere.com/gallery/details/?submission_id=3240

Another great CGSphere image, the wax is excellent and the flame looks very
realistic. Also, I like the way you have given a slight glow to the end of
the wick it is something I would not have thought of but makes the effect
very realistic.

Sean

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Hi,

a really beautiful picture, very impressive.

Just a minor question: what's the meaning of that chinese character ??
It seems not to belong to the roughly 2000 most important kanji in my
dictionary :-)

Thank you
Karl

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"Karl Anders" <kar### [at] webde> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> a really beautiful picture, very impressive.
>
> Just a minor question: what's the meaning of that chinese character ??
> It seems not to belong to the roughly 2000 most important kanji in my
> dictionary :-)
>
> Thank you
> Karl

Thanks.

Actually, by this time I had forgotten what it meant (I started this one
maybe a couple months ago).  Luckily the image map I used for it still had
the name: "prosperity"

-tgq

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Wow, that's a phenomenal image.  Excellent job!

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On Mon,  4 Jun 2007 13:04:47 EDT, "Trevor G Quayle"
<Tin### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

>Florian Brucker <tor### [at] torfboldcom> wrote:
>> Probably the best flame I've seen done in POV. I also love the overall
>> lighting and the choice of colours. The wax looks a bit too liquid to me
>> (I suppose the upper part is meant to be liquid, but the lower part
>> looks so, too). I'm not sure what's the cause, probably it could be a
>> bit darker.
>>
>>
>> Keep up the good work!
>> Florian
>
>Thanks for the comments.  If anyone is interested, I can post the flame for
>fiddling with (I may have already done so a while back, can't really
>recall)
>
>The wax has a relatively uniform density (scattering media).  I have fresnel
>reflection set for it and it has a smooth surface which is tending to make
>it look liquidy at the top I think.  I suppose I could've either added some
>roughness to the top, or maybe varied the media density to coincide with a
>liquid/solid transition.
>
>-tgq
>
I for one would love to see the code for the flame

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John <joh### [at] worldcom> wrote:
> I for one would love to see the code for the flame

Done.  See post in p.t.s-f.

-tgq

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"Trevor G Quayle" <Tin### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> I've finally put another CGSphere submission together.  Was a bit of an
> exercise in making the wax material.
> CGSphere link: http://www.cgsphere.com/gallery/details/?submission_id=3240

Nifty! I'm going to sign up for the CGSphere site just so I can vote for it.
 (- and so I can get around to creating a submission.) The contrast between
the bit of blue in the flame and the rest of the well chosen subtle color
palette is truly eye-catching.  I for "two" would love to see the code for
the flame.  Kudos.

Regards,
Mike C.

P.S.  "barberofcivil" is a great handle

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"Mike the Elder" <zer### [at] wyanorg> wrote:
> Nifty! I'm going to sign up for the CGSphere site just so I can vote for it.
>  (- and so I can get around to creating a submission.) The contrast between
> the bit of blue in the flame and the rest of the well chosen subtle color
> palette is truly eye-catching.  I for "two" would love to see the code for
> the flame.  Kudos.
>
> Regards,
> Mike C.
>
> P.S.  "barberofcivil" is a great handle

Thanks.  I just posted the flame source this morning in text.scene-files.

barberofcivil was a bit of an in-joke for myself, being a civil engineer.

-tgq

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That is awesome on so many levels.  I love it.


"Trevor G Quayle" <Tin### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message 
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> I've finally put another CGSphere submission together.  Was a bit of an
> exercise in making the wax material.
> CGSphere link: http://www.cgsphere.com/gallery/details/?submission_id=3240
>

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