Artist - T. Paul Althauser
	 «paulalt@msn.com»

filename - ruinarch.jpg

programs used   MidNite Modeller v2.0a,
		POVRay v2.2 (win32 unofficial compile)
		Paintshop Pro (tga >> jpg conversion)

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Machine/OS - 486DX4/WIN95

total render time @100 hrs
(luckily, I was sick the whole week anyway!)

All objects are original.  The scene was modelled in two sections;
the columns and bases, and the surrounding slopes and the architrave,
and then combined and textured by hand.
(note to modeller developers: the texturing interface is just as
important as the drawing interface, and deserves just as much attention
and work!)

There are two custom marble textures used, which are included in the
scene file.  They both use colors that are found in "color2.inc", which
I found in the comp.graphics.raytracing newsgroup. I've included it in
the .zip file.
There are also three textures used which were cut from "stones.inc",
rather than "include" that whole file.

The scene file included is one created by MNM.  One of the reasons I use
this modeller is that it produces *somewhat* readable .pov files, instead
of the *incomprehensible* files most modellers put out (I am an artist,
not a Programmer). I've tried to make the file as readable as possible.

This is my first submission to the Competition, after using POV for about
6 months. Look for more entries in the future, as I improve in skill.

files in .zip file:
archcomp.pov	master scene file
color2.inc	special colors
plasma2.gif	used by height_fields
plasma3.gif	used by height_fields
fract1.pot	used by height_fields
revs.inc	revolution objects created by MNM, used in the capitals,
		and mesh objects for the grassy slopes