KDE 3.3 Gear
Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net
This was inspired to me by another wallpaper named "Only K" and I decided to make my own to add some effects like the core light of the gear and transparency to the "K".
The image has been rendered with povray 3.6. It took 2h43 on an Athlon XP 2600 (Barton) for the 1600x1200 image.
If you have any idea on improving the picture, please comment.
16 years ago
## 0.8 ##
* New camera view
* Added fog
* New glass textures
* New core texture
## 0.7 ##
* New metal texture (thx skullbooks)
* New gear modeling
* Removed unused scale{}, rotate{} and translate{}
* Core light now inside the gear declaration
* Antialias threshold set to 0.003 instead of 0.001 : 1 hour less to render 1600x1200 and no visible difference :)
## 0.6.1 ##
* New antialiasing settings : longer but better
## 0.6 ##
* Rework on lights and textures
* K is just a poly (easier to define than text)
* Gear remodeled (again easier to modify its section)
* Teeth modified
## 0.5.2 ##
* New texture for the gear (more metal-like)
## 0.5.1.1 ##
The image is the same as before.
* Added comments in the kpm file
* All text in the kpm file is in english so it can be used by more people
## 0.5.1 ##
* The "K" is now based on a text element.
* Added a field for background
16 years ago
## 0.8 ##
* New camera view
* Added fog
* New glass textures
* New core texture
## 0.7 ##
* New metal texture (thx skullbooks)
* New gear modeling
* Removed unused scale{}, rotate{} and translate{}
* Core light now inside the gear declaration
* Antialias threshold set to 0.003 instead of 0.001 : 1 hour less to render 1600x1200 and no visible difference :)
## 0.6.1 ##
* New antialiasing settings : longer but better
## 0.6 ##
* Rework on lights and textures
* K is just a poly (easier to define than text)
* Gear remodeled (again easier to modify its section)
* Teeth modified
## 0.5.2 ##
* New texture for the gear (more metal-like)
## 0.5.1.1 ##
The image is the same as before.
* Added comments in the kpm file
* All text in the kpm file is in english so it can be used by more people
## 0.5.1 ##
* The "K" is now based on a text element.
* Added a field for background
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skullbooks
16 years ago
a bit more metalic gear and deep antialiasing
http://skullbooks.coolglory.de/kde-look/kde-gear01-mod.1.png
http://skullbooks.coolglory.de/kde-look/kde-gear01-mod.2.png
(1600*1200) so evrerybody can scale them to his own size...
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skullbooks
16 years ago
http://skullbooks.coolglory.de/kde-look/kde-gear01-mod.5.png
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bitwit
16 years ago
better metal, thicker gear and glass, round the edges.
excellent.
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skullbooks
16 years ago
and in the finish of your metal texture a feflection and choose for the maximum color a light color (example #C0C9D3)
with the reflektion you can make more metalic effect to your gear... you should test it out to find the best you want.
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skullbooks
16 years ago
i know it took very long to render a big version with good antialiasing but it looks much better with...
try
threshold 0.001
depth 3-4
and maybe recursive
it should be take very long by the glass, but it will realy look better...
all together: good work... and work on...
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Tifauv
16 years ago
I used recursive antialiasing (threshold 0.3 / deep 2) but perhaps it is not enough.
I'd like to make the gear more metal-like, but I don't know how to do. And the shadows are too hard.
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skullbooks
16 years ago
just try threshold 0.003 / deep 3. it schould be better lines around the gear to the black background.
a more metalic gear.. hm your background is complet black, isn't it? so ther is nothing that can reflect. i know the problem i have it sometimes too (if the skycolor is realy black).
can you make a zip file with the KPovModeler project file and your used fonts. so it's easyer to test run it at other maschins and to test how to get a better metal ;)
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Tifauv
16 years ago
The font used is the common Vera Bitstream Bold in /usr/share/fonts/ttf/vera/VeraBd.ttf
The background is a dark gray (#9E9E9E) with iridescence (irisation in french).
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