| This project was
inspired by a photo my Dad took of a building in
Regensburg, Germany. At first, it just started off as this wall. Soon,
after I thought it needed a human touch, so I added an observer in the
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| Then I got the idea to make it a
tropical resort and added
some tropical plants (Lisa's
Botanicals - Palm Trees). The reflected beach is a quick and dirty Terragen image. The
couple here is on their honeymoon. Large version (1200x960) here. |
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| Close up view of the couple. |
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| Resort Laerton is frequented by
the rich and powerful -- CEOs, celebrities, politicians, and the like.
It is a place where deals are made and broken. Much intrigue and
excitement abound. You never know who you will run into at Resort
Laerton. |
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| Resort Laerton boasts the finest
cuisine on the island. The three chefs (certified by Le Cordon Bleu)
prepare the most delicious feasts, served in the terrace restaurant. |
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| The large pool is perfect for a
leisurely swim, a friendly game of volleyball, or just relaxing in the
sun. |
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| Technical
Stuff The resort and pool area were modelled in POV-Ray, based on a number of "inspiration" photos from Google Images. The people were posed and clothed in DAZ|Studio and converted to mesh2 using PoseRay, The palm trees, lounge chairs and volleyball net were similarly exported from DAZ|Studio (the latter two were DAZ freebies!) The trees and flowers are mostly from Lisa Buckalew. Again, using PoseRay, I created a number of individual plants for use in POV-Ray. Next, I wrote a macro to populate the flowerbed using the eval_pigment method to place the flowers (clumping similar species together). In addition, each flower instance is randomly scaled and rotated. I forget how long it took to render (something like 18 hours at 1290x1024). Source for the patio set: rf_patioset.inc |
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