=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Image: SjG_mosque.JPG Background: Entry for the October 1995 Internet Raytrace Competition Render time: 800x600 with 2x oversample anti-aliasing 1 hours 15 minutes using Strata Studio Pro 1.5.2 on on a PowerMac 8100/80 with 64 Meg of memory. Legal: Created by Samuel J. Goldstein. This file is Copyright (C) 1995. All rights reserved. You may use the source file to create the scene or use the components in your own scenes, with or without modifications, freely for NON-COMMERCIAL purposes. Please send me a copy of any scene (other than the original) that incorporates any significant part of this file. Commercial users please contact me for terms of use or information about my art services. I can be reached at: 4227 Sunnyside Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90066-5609 310-822-5426 goldstein@aerospace.aero.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I'm getting ready for a 3-month journey through Thailand, Nepal, India, Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. My thoughts on architecture have been effected accordingly... This one's a Mosque. Certain elements were based upon an actual mosque in Turkey, but for the most part, it's just made up. The geometric tiling pattern is based upon an ancient Moorish "secret." It's hexagonal infinite tiling that amazingly maintains the weaving of elements. I uncovered the fundamental of this "secret" while in the Islamic Art section of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, with the assistance of one of the subtle Masters. All other scene objects and textures are original. ___Samuel___ Source is 1.3MB, and requires Strata Studio Pro to read (rumor has it that Strata 3D will also work fine). I'd be happy to send the source to anyone who's interested. Email me for arrangements.