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From bobfranke@halcyon.com:
This is a great image, but it violates a rule.  Images are 
to be created specifically for the competition.  Although 
this entry fits with the topic, I reduced the concept 
score.

You are apparently new to the competition, and there 
are a few things to look out for.  It is stated as a 
raytracing competition, but any raytracng or rendering 
software can be used.  Post processing is severely 
limited. While they are ok to use, image maps are 
discouraged by many of the voters.  The emphasis is on 
modeling, textures and the output directly from the 
tracing/rendering software.  This often makes some 
things harder to do, but I guess that is the point.

I checked your site, and you have some very good art 
on display.  Please consider entering again with the 
above comments in mind.  I want to see more of what 
you can do.



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From gregj56590@aol.com:
Technically excellent! Gruesomeness of theme prevents a "20" Artistic score.
And would something so thoroughly skeletonized represent a "FIRST" encounter?
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From klynn@uswest.net:
might have made a good image for the "Horror" competition!



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From johnson@pharmacy.arizona.edu:
A stunning image. I would dearly love to see that spider at greater resolution.

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From Sean_Hamilton@amrcorp.com:
Nice job!  Hopefully you'll put in something very memorable for the Horror round
in '99!

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From manorton@tcnet.net:
Very nice  Great Spider, and the web is nice to.

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From kosh@nesys.com:
Very realistic spider.
Clever idea.


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From gmccarter@hotmail.com:
Impressive.  Incredible depth and subtlety to this image.
Very, very well done.

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From tina@tezcat.com:
Very creepy...

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From djconnel@flash.net:
Nice picture!

A suggestion : describe more of your procedure for 
making the image.  Did you
design the spider, just texture it, or just include it from a 
library?  What about
the skeleton?

Also, I recommend a bit more background be used.  Pure 
blackness has its
effect, but some background would help a lot here.

Still -- it's quite haunting, and stunningly "realistic" in its 
representation!

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From east103@dialaccess.com:
nice spider and web

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From ethelm@bigfoot.com:
Exceptionally well done. 
Macabre but realistic.
The web is quite an achievement.
The whole image is extremely striking, artistic and on 
topic.

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From blaineholmes@hotmail.com:
Way cool picture.  Looks realistic.

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From jaime@ctav.es:
Wow! The web is a texture? Incredible! It looks as individual threads!
Fantastic!

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From arcana@sinbad.net:
Based on your text description, I began to suspect that this image had not
been created specifically for this competition. That it was instead created
for some other purpose. After examining your website, I have come to the
conclusion that I was correct in this assumption. The intent of the
competition is to attempt to create an image within the bounds of the
competition's timeframe, from the date of announcement until the closing
date. I have adjusted my scoring accordlingly.

Beyond all that, let me compliment you on a wonderfully morbid image. :{)


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From r@haka.saunalahti.fi:
Great picture, but wouldn't it fit better in the horror round? It seems to me
the poor fellow in the web has met the spider quite some time ago already..
Notable for modelling