"Kenneth" <kdw### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> There's something intrinsic to electron microscope and SEM images that might
> make recreating the look with a 'standard' lighting setup difficult.
>

Things I have observed about SEM images (two of which you just covered):
  - surfaces typically become brighter near the edges (AOI-like effects)
  - nothing has a definite shadow, probably because the electron source isn't a
pinpoint
  - objects seem translucent, or like glowing firewood

It's that translucent appearance that is the missing factor in most faux SEM
images, I think. Careful use of a proximity pattern might just work.

Sam

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