===== From batronyx@cadronhsa.com: You did a fine job of 'aging' the chalice. I might suggest increasing the sample size for the focal blur to avoid the grainy look. ===== From johnson@pharmacy.arizona.edu: The Chalice is clearly just a single surface, it needs to be lathed with a profile that represents a true cross-section of a glass. like: \\ \\ || --| --| In crude acsi-rama ===== From StephenF@whoever.com: Very effective considering the simplicity. The texturing on the grail is nice, although it looks more like a jade- type stone than aged metal to me. I like the red and black tiles. ===== From tom@tomandlu.co.uk: The cup is very nice, but not enough on its own to carry the pic. ===== From chris_hormann@gmx.de: Maybe you could have added a bit more 'worship' in addition to the grail. The pot also seems not really round so it seems a mesh rather than a povray lathe object. The texturing and lighting looks quite nice. ===== From youknow@ucan.foad.org: The metal texture is very cool, definitely aged. ===== From albiaprime@aol.com: Nice job on the tiles for the floor. They look very realistic ===== From delfeld@mailcity.com: Epistemology: The shape is wrong for that century, and it is not a poor person's glass. Imagine the differnce between Waterford crystal and a coffee cup. . . if you do not have or value money. . . Axiology: Why is the grail the most worshipped icon? I do not see the connection. . . What does a worshipped icon have to do with worship? Ontology: What relation should be made between a symbol of a symbol of worship and the thing worshipped? If the idea of god becomes more like Alice Walker's god, then how would worship be synbolized?