stbenge <" <-"@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Carlo C. wrote:
> > A 2d experiment, granite, granite, granite... rotten granite.
> > Personally I find this granite obscene.
> > POV-Ray, obviously, no-antialias, with minor postprocessing: contrast and
> > saturation.
>
> My first thought is that the large-scale staining occurs too frequently.
> Then I see that you might be using the "granite" pattern for the grains.
> I find that "crackle solid" gives a more realistic appearance as it
> simulates the crystalline nature of real granite. Real granite is
> usually composed of quartz, feldspar and mica. The mica and feldspar
> occur as crystal grains, the quartz occurs as amorphous, blob-like
> grains. The quartz is a bluish white, the feldspar an off-white,
> possibly pink color (I can't see pink too well), and the mica in granite
> is most often a greenish or reddish copper color, but very, very dark of
> course.
>
> You might already be using crackle solid for the grains, but I can't
> tell by your picture. If not, then consider finding a chunk of real
> granite and studying it from a crackle solid perspective.
>
> I hope some of this helps.
>
> Sam

Sam, I very much appreciate your comment.
Your tips are really useful, and I will remember them when really try to achieve
a photorealistic texture.
This is actually only an (weird) experiment.
Thank you!
:-)

<off-topic>
Some news on the *Luminous Bloom* ?
An update version?
</off-topic>

--
Carlo

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