===== From the_dark_allies@hotmail.com: The background is interesting but lacks realism. I am not sure what is with the (planet?) either, something is strange with it_s texturing. The bears I can not comment on as they do not appear to be 3D generated. However, I will tell you that their integration into the scene is very poor. P.S. Why did you have shadows on the bear image, yet no shadows in the 3D output? ===== From rjhansen@myrealbox.com: Has a nice surrealistic feel. ===== From klynn@telefish.net: cool image (heh) The low technical score is because the focal point of the image is not a 3D model, but a simple 2D texture. ===== From pokorny@attglobal.net: Good image. Birds a nice touch. ===== From tom@tomandlu.co.uk: Lots to see, but the image suffers a lot from unintergrated elements. ===== From edward_dixon2001@yahoo.com: The mountains could use a little work, I think. And I don't normally nitpick, but polar bears and penguins live at opposite ends of the planet. ===== From lrwii@joplin.com: Like the birdy. If you want to higher score DON'T use a picture as the main subject! And if you use a picture in a scene match the lighting. ===== From quinet@gamers.org: Hmmm... Of course, the bears look nice, but then they are taken from a photo and not from a 3D model. Unfortunately, the lighting and the focal blur are not the same on all parts of the picture, so it looks more like a collage than a real image. ===== From r@acac89bd.ipt.aol.com: When I first saw this I was blown away. In fact, if I were judging I would of givin it a first place medal. The work on the bears is magnificent! However, later I became convinced it was just a 2-D photo. Your explanation, was very vague, but you did admit it was a 2-D texture that you claim you created in PSP. You also state you 'integrated' it into your work. It certainly does not look like a UV texture on a model to me. I find it a bit hard to chew when you stated you created this bear image as well, and I can almost swear i've seen that image somewhere before. More puzzing, is how you can draw photo-real shadows, yet did not add any shadows in your 3-D render? Your 3D work just is not up to par in comparison. Sadly, you also did not include your source files, was there something you were trying to cover-up? ===== From r@acac89bd.ipt.aol.com: When I first saw this I was blown away. In fact, if I were judging I would of givin it a first place medal. The work on the bears is magnificent! However, later I became convinced it was just a 2-D photo. Your explanation, was very vague, but you did admit it was a 2-D texture that you claim you created in PSP. You also state you 'integrated' it into your work. It certainly does not look like a UV texture on a model to me. I find it a bit hard to chew when you stated you created this bear image as well, and I can almost swear i've seen that image somewhere before. More puzzing, is how you can draw photo-real shadows, yet did not add any shadows in your 3-D render? Your 3D work just is not up to par in comparison. Sadly, you also did not include your source files, was there something you were trying to cover-up? ===== From r@acac89bd.ipt.aol.com: When I first saw this I was blown away. In fact, if I were judging I would of givin it a first place medal. The work on the bears is magnificent! However, later I became convinced it was just a 2-D photo. Your explanation, was very vague, but you did admit it was a 2-D texture that you claim you created in PSP. You also state you 'integrated' it into your work. It certainly does not look like a UV texture on a model to me. I find it a bit hard to chew when you stated you created this bear image as well, and I can almost swear i've seen that image somewhere before. More puzzing, is how you can draw photo-real shadows, yet did not add any shadows in your 3-D render? Your 3D work just is not up to par in comparison. Sadly, you also did not include your source files, was there something you were trying to cover-up? ===== From file: Interesting collage idea, but falls just short of convincing. It can be hard to mix the detail of photos with the qualities of rendered art. Notable for composition ===== From file: ambitious idea, but no hard to create in Vue d'Esprit