TITLE: Fallen Civilization
NAME: Jonathan Parke
COUNTRY: USA
EMAIL: jrparke@unity.ncsu.edu
WEBPAGE: www.habasanfleet.com
TOPIC: DECAY
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
JPGFILE: jrp_fciv.jpg
ZIPFILE: jrp_fciv.zip
RENDERER USED: 
    3dsmax 3 with vray free version renderer plugin


TOOLS USED: 
    AutoCAD 2000i for modeling, Paint Shop Pro 7 for textures, 3dsmax3
for scene creation


RENDER TIME: 
    6 hours at 1600x1200
   


HARDWARE USED: 
    1.3 Ghz AMD, 512 mb ram


IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 
    The last remains of an ancient civilization lie crumbling to
dust. Even the greatest powers must someday fall to entropy and decay.


DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED: 
    First I drew a 2d pencil sketch to
get the composition/layout right. Then the ruins made with autocad, starting
with 3 view drawing + extrude + boolean intersection. Then damage added by
slicing away sections until I got the right appearance. Textures are (mostly) a
blend material of some appropriate rock photos found online. Grass was created
by using displacement map/plane to get the ground shape, and Druid
Grass-O-Matic plugin to scatter it over the surface. Lighting setup is a single
target spot light for the direct lighting, and low intensity global
illumination used for ambient light.

Credit/use information:
Textures based on photos found online (can't remember exact sites). Everything
else is my own work.
Use of this image and the source files is permitted as long as the following two
conditions are met:
1) If anyone but you sees your use of my work, clear credit must be given for
any part I made.
2) ABSOLUTELY no profit can be made unless I have given specific approval. If
there is even the slightest question about whether it might be acceptable, the
answer is no. If you don't like this rule, send me some money and I'll
reconsider it.