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From: Kirk Andrews
Date: 15 Jun 2007 08:50:02
Message: <web.46728a4c753da728d9b8bbd0@news.povray.org>
"s.day" <s.d### [at] uelacuk> wrote:
> This is looking really good. The isosurface rocks in the foreground look a
> bit smooth for rocks (I mean at a fine detail level if this makes any
> sense), is this just a low quality accuracy setting? What method/patterns
> did you use to make the rock isosurface? I have always found combining
> wrinkles with other patterns good for a rock surface.

Thanks!  I wanted a wanted the rocks to look dry and weathered, so I wanted
them a little smoothe.  For these I just used a bumps pigment with
turbulence -- adding a wrinkles pigment probably would have added some
detail, though.


> I look forward to seeing the next version of this image, what are the render
> times like..
>
> Sean

It took about 4.5 hours on my 2 GHz machine.

-- Kirk


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