POV-Ray : Newsgroups : povray.binaries.images : Chinese Lady : Re: Chinese Lady Server Time
31 Jul 2024 14:30:15 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Chinese Lady  
From: Kenneth
Date: 16 Dec 2009 05:40:01
Message: <web.4b28b7f460311b3c65f302820@news.povray.org>
Ive <"ive### [at] lilysoftorg"> wrote:

> Basically it is fairly simple and it is just about creating a stack of
> partial transparent textures.
> And for each of these texture the various properties (pigment & finish)
> of the skin are controlled by uv_mapped grayscale images used within
> pigment_pattern statements.

Thanks much for your detailed explanation.  I need to really study this to fully
understand it--a good exercise for my ol' brain, as your technique seems to be a
very powerful one, with many uses. Some of it I grasp immediately, which is a
good start!

Ken


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