===== From bobfranke@halcyon.com: Nice idea, high marks for concept. Reminds me of a US TV commercial for a well known soft drink. The dolphin is very good. For me, the ice hills look a bit rough. A 16 bit height field will provide much smoother results. ===== From pprovitera@physiology.pnb.sunysb.edu: the santa should have been bigger or something to make it stand out more ===== From dick@buckosoft.com: Love the Santa sleigh bit. ===== From caleb@chemeng.uct.ac.za: Charming! Had you included the Aurora Borealis and used a higher resolution heightfield map, this image would have been outstanding ===== From gmccarter@hotmail.com: Lots of good detail. Fine work on the dolphin and bear (although the dolphin's snout seems just a bit too long). Nice moon and sleigh silhouette. Good job resisting the temptation to make the moon too large. Good and effective technique on the ripples. Smoke needs work. The height field mountains don't do much for me, particularly in their abrupt transition to the flat ground. The level of "cartoonishness" is nicely consistent throughout the scene. ===== From tina@tezcat.com: I keep thinking of the Coca-Cola commercials... ===== From djconnel@flash.net: Interesting image! Santa is a wonderful touch! One suggestion : a bit more texture work would help. The ice texture in particular, as it is such a major component of the image, needs optimization. ===== From east103@dialaccess.com: Nice job modeling the dolphin with sPatch. I think the bear could use some more work to round him out. I'm gald you include the water ripples. Moset people forget and leave them out. The water could use a little more tweaking. Perhaps a little transparent. ===== From rohde@xmailer.informatik.uni-bonn.de: Nice picture, but the texture of the icebergs does not do it justice. They look very plastic-like... ===== From ethelm@bigfoot.com: Very cute. Good Xmas card picture. ===== From blaineholmes@hotmail.com: I think you got your little cartoonish in. Love the Santa and the firelight off the igloo radiates warmth. ===== From wozzeck@club-internet.fr: Wonderful cartoon-like modelling of the animals. The pond texture looks strange, and the lighting could be improved.