===== From rgow@lanset.com: Hmmmm, it's a good 1st image, nice colors, and it has a checkered plane, but where's the reflective sphere? ===== From raytracing@grayproductions.net: A solid first effort. I look forward to seeing future entries. ===== From tek@evilsuperbrain.com: Those aren't cubes! ;) It's a nice idea, but there's a lot of ways it could be improved. I noticed another entry in this round which did the same basic idea but with a lot more nice details. The main things I'd suggest improving are: textures, the pattern on the blocks is good but their colour is a little dull, the wooden ground has nice colours but is too regular, and the checkerboard and green stuff just look out of place. The layout of the shot could be improved by lowering the camera's position and maybe pointing it not quite directly at the object, with a few other things in the background. The lighting seems a little "dead", perhaps it needs to be brighter or the materials need highlights on them. Though don't think it's all bad: I like the use of curved shapes, lots of people use hard edged things which look much less realistic. The reflections on the ground are very nice and realistic. And I like the use of the POV logo :) ===== From marlo.steed@uleth.ca: Okay, too 3D-ish. Too simple, although it may have helped to have great lighting - lighting with more drama and great textures can make up for a simple modeling. ===== From hildurka@simnet.is: I like the texture patterns on the cubes. Keep on the good work! ===== From fergie_2002_@msn.com: uhmmm its nice but i dont see why folk include POV logos in their work...its not POVs work...its urs! ===== From dick@buckosoft.com: Nice use of the POV logo. ===== From jjaguar@worldnet.att.net: Not bad for a first picture. The modeling is good, just need some more work on textures. ===== From chris_hormann@gmx.de: When this is your first picture you should start right away writing longer descriptions in the text file... I would have used different colors to make the bricks stand out stronger in front of the background. Those three different yellows don't look that good. Otherwise not bad.