07-10-2010, 10:30 PM
Thanks for the observations.
Kevin, I agree that the technique would look good in photos but not necessarily in person. As Sumpter250 said, our brains expect to see texture, even if at 1/87 it would be almost non-existent. And good point about the rivets.
Galen, good point about "representation" versus "exact modeling". Again, I think our brains want to see what they expect to see. There are many things out in the real world that if we modeled them exactly, we would think they didn't look right.
But as Reinhard pointed out, I may try the technique at some point just to see if it works. Maybe just a concrete foundation.
Kevin, I agree that the technique would look good in photos but not necessarily in person. As Sumpter250 said, our brains expect to see texture, even if at 1/87 it would be almost non-existent. And good point about the rivets.
Galen, good point about "representation" versus "exact modeling". Again, I think our brains want to see what they expect to see. There are many things out in the real world that if we modeled them exactly, we would think they didn't look right.
But as Reinhard pointed out, I may try the technique at some point just to see if it works. Maybe just a concrete foundation.
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