Thanks for the comments; glad so many people liked it
![Mr. Green :mrgreen:](./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif)
Although, I wonder if flower petals would've been a more appropriate name...
Erisian wrote:
:hi5
![Clap :clap](./images/smilies/yeah.gif)
STUNNING!!! What software do you use Merrak?
I used Apophysis 2.09, which I
think is the latest version.
K1TesseraEna wrote:
That is a wonderful render, merrak!
I've tried Apo a few days ago and no matter what I did the results were quite disappointing.
I have no prev experience with fractal programs and I'm no mathematician by any means.
So maybe [holding breath, stammering] the professor of mathematics from NC will be so
kind to share his magic?
P.S. How did you achieve DOF effect? I can't remember this functionality in Apo.
Thanks.
I think the blur transform helped create the DOF, since it blurred the outer edges, but not the center.
Other than just an appreciation for what is going on, I don't think knowing any of the math really helps in using the software. There's nothing the math could tell you that you couldn't learn just by experimenting with the software... and that's what I did. I just played around until I got something that looked interesting.
It's all in how much patience you have, and observing patterns.
For instance, today I figured out how to create a linear blur by making a linear transform (i.e. the default new transform) and shifting it.