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PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Take care, don't stare the globe or the Globe will start staring at you :wh

The Gimp post work here was very simple :i just selected by the ... floor that was of a too light blue, and darkened it, for a darker atmosphere and to make pop out more the object.

Simple but did a difference

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

love it PC, especially the first one. great

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Thanks molly glad you like

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 9:55 am **(#4)**

They're beautiful PC.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Thanks Erisian, on that kind of objects (spheres, ellipsoids ) maps on the normals work really well
A pity that , even when map are seamless, there are visible seams (in this case too were seams but i rotated the map till they went out of view, in the backside )

PS a linguistic problem , dictionary doesn't help much:
what the exact meaning of "normals" in 3d programs ?

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 11:14 am **(#6)**

To the best of my understanding, a Normal is the surface of a bump that is parallel to the object on which the bump appears and perpendicular to the bump itself. If you were looking down on a pyramid with a flat top, the flat top would be the Normal.

ZWard117 · **Joined:** Jan 20, 2012 **Posts:** 583

Funny thing, normal also refers to parallel in mathematics too. I guess since fractals are math in art it only makes since. Sorry to intrude.

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 12:02 pm **(#8)**

No problem Zward. Normals in 3D art are referring to texture.

ZWard117 · **Joined:** Jan 20, 2012 **Posts:** 583

Ah I see, was just curious if there was any relation to the mathematics side of it because fractals are nothing more than mathematical formulas, are they not?

EDIT:
Completely scratch out what I said! Normal is perpendicular to the plane of reference. My Bad.

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue May 01, 2012 12:06 pm **(#10)**

Yep. It's complex maths. However, the term "Normals" is used in all 3D sculpting, not just 3D fractals.

lylejk · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2010 **Posts:** 12853

Now if you can make this and animated blink PC. Still very cool.

PhotoComix · **Joined:** Apr 12, 2010 **Posts:** 5870

Thanks Erisian your graphic explain well (instead the dictionary described normal just as ..the opposite of weird! )

@ Lyleyk
nice idea not sure how to do but may be interesting to try