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From: Samuel Benge
Subject: An Aquatic Alien
Date: 20 Mar 2011 01:45:01
Message: <web.4d8593bf5edc7d6db6b777fb0@news.povray.org>
Greetings,

I originally set off to create something nightmarish, disturbing... something
reflecting my mood, perhaps. But as I was working toward my questionable goal, I
realized that the thing I was making actually seemed... friendly. Even cute, in
a weird way.

The creature is composed primarily of spheres generated with a recursive macro
under generalized environmental influences (gravity, water flow).

The shading is based on that old fake SSS technique involving two object copies,
absorbing media and area_lights. The speckled pigment was controlled with a
fastProx2 proximity pattern and the diffuse term was given a little AOI (the AOI
actually broke the SSS effect somewhat, so I might switch to fresnel reflection
if I make another version)

He's still a bit freakish (probably the result a genetic experiment), but he
means well :)

~Sam


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From: Robert McGregor
Subject: Re: An Aquatic Alien
Date: 20 Mar 2011 02:30:01
Message: <web.4d859df6b887d4d194d713cc0@news.povray.org>
"Samuel Benge" <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I originally set off to create something nightmarish, disturbing... something
> reflecting my mood, perhaps. But as I was working toward my questionable goal, I
> realized that the thing I was making actually seemed... friendly. Even cute, in
> a weird way.
>
> The creature is composed primarily of spheres generated with a recursive macro
> under generalized environmental influences (gravity, water flow).
>
> The shading is based on that old fake SSS technique involving two object copies,
> absorbing media and area_lights. The speckled pigment was controlled with a
> fastProx2 proximity pattern and the diffuse term was given a little AOI (the AOI
> actually broke the SSS effect somewhat, so I might switch to fresnel reflection
> if I make another version)
>
> He's still a bit freakish (probably the result a genetic experiment), but he
> means well :)
>
> ~Sam

An outstanding job, Sam - really beautiful work here!

-------------------------------------------------
www.McGregorFineArt.com


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: An Aquatic Alien
Date: 20 Mar 2011 04:01:51
Message: <4d85b46f$1@news.povray.org>
"Samuel Benge" <stb### [at] hotmailcom> schreef in bericht 
news:web.4d8593bf5edc7d6db6b777fb0@news.povray.org...
> Greetings,
>
> I originally set off to create something nightmarish, disturbing... 
> something
> reflecting my mood, perhaps. But as I was working toward my questionable 
> goal, I
> realized that the thing I was making actually seemed... friendly. Even 
> cute, in
> a weird way.
>
> The creature is composed primarily of spheres generated with a recursive 
> macro
> under generalized environmental influences (gravity, water flow).
>
> The shading is based on that old fake SSS technique involving two object 
> copies,
> absorbing media and area_lights. The speckled pigment was controlled with 
> a
> fastProx2 proximity pattern and the diffuse term was given a little AOI 
> (the AOI
> actually broke the SSS effect somewhat, so I might switch to fresnel 
> reflection
> if I make another version)
>
> He's still a bit freakish (probably the result a genetic experiment), but 
> he
> means well :)
>

Yess! a Cthulhu spawn! Still cute but wait until it grows up... :-)

Very well done Sam!

Thomas


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From: Karl Anders
Subject: Re: An Aquatic Alien
Date: 20 Mar 2011 04:50:01
Message: <web.4d85bf75b887d4d14d39b99e0@news.povray.org>
"Samuel Benge" <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>
> ... friendly. Even cute, in a weird way.
>

That was my (and my wife's) first impression, too. My wife would love to have
that one in our (non-existing) home aquarium :-)

I personally would prefer if those very humanoid eyeballs wouldn't be standing
free but were encapsulated somehow. I think that that would reduce the
"freakishness" to almost nothing...

Nice model, all in all.

Have a good sunday!
Greetings

Karl


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From: stbenge
Subject: Re: An Aquatic Alien
Date: 20 Mar 2011 19:12:18
Message: <4d8689d2@news.povray.org>
On 3/19/2011 11:25 PM, Robert McGregor wrote:
> An outstanding job, Sam - really beautiful work here!

Thanks!


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From: stbenge
Subject: Re: An Aquatic Alien
Date: 20 Mar 2011 19:12:59
Message: <4d8689fb$1@news.povray.org>
On 3/20/2011 1:01 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> Yess! a Cthulhu spawn! Still cute but wait until it grows up... :-)
>
> Very well done Sam!

Thank you Thomas!


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From: stbenge
Subject: Re: An Aquatic Alien
Date: 20 Mar 2011 19:17:54
Message: <4d868b22@news.povray.org>
On 3/20/2011 1:48 AM, Karl Anders wrote:
> "Samuel Benge"<stb### [at] hotmailcom>  wrote:
>>
>> ... friendly. Even cute, in a weird way.
>
> That was my (and my wife's) first impression, too. My wife would love to have
> that one in our (non-existing) home aquarium :-)

It would certainly be less disappointing than growing Sea Monkeys ;)

> I personally would prefer if those very humanoid eyeballs wouldn't be standing
> free but were encapsulated somehow. I think that that would reduce the
> "freakishness" to almost nothing...

Yeah, I agree. I'll be giving it a try if the power holds out...

> Nice model, all in all.

Thanks!

> Have a good sunday!

We got two feet of snow overnight, but I'm trying my best :)

Sam


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: An Aquatic Alien
Date: 20 Mar 2011 23:10:00
Message: <web.4d86c182b887d4d1d5a9ff570@news.povray.org>
it seems you pulled a Sam Benge out of your hat. oh wait!  It's you indeed! :D

hey, don't you think it would look kinda cool in a miniaturized focal blur look?
 come on, you're using fast fake SSS... :)


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From: Jaime Vives Piqueres
Subject: Re: An Aquatic Alien
Date: 21 Mar 2011 05:42:16
Message: <4d871d78$1@news.povray.org>

> Greetings,
>
> I originally set off to create something nightmarish, disturbing...
> something reflecting my mood, perhaps. But as I was working toward my
> questionable goal, I realized that the thing I was making actually
> seemed... friendly. Even cute, in a weird way.

   Obviously, your idea of "friendly looking" is very different than
mine... to not talk about "cute". :)

   Great work, as usual!

-- 
Jaime Vives Piqueres
		
La Persistencia de la Ignorancia
http://www.ignorancia.org


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From: Ive
Subject: Re: An Aquatic Alien
Date: 21 Mar 2011 07:25:25
Message: <4d8735a5$1@news.povray.org>
Am 20.03.2011 06:42, schrieb Samuel Benge:
> He's still a bit freakish (probably the result a genetic experiment), but he
> means well :)
>

love him - but I'm not so sure about my cat ;)

-Ive


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