Other Raytraced Images

These are the images that I've created which I haven't entered for the IRTC. I've put a short description here, but if you want more info or the source code, then just email me

Title: Near Death

Description: I spent ages making this picture. I started it in approx 1999, then left it for three years, and finished it off at the start of 2002. I'm still not entirely happy with it, but it's pretty cool.

Title: Circular Window #1

Description: This and the next three images were made just before I was interviewed for the course at Bournemouth. I won't say they were made for my portfolio, but they were all made at a time when I knew I had to put one together. This one was my attempt to reproduce some of the amazing scenes I've witnessed containing stained glass windows. I didn't manage it this time, but I'm still trying.

Title: Interreflections

Description: This image was conceived completely differently, but it came out like this. I thought about going for what I actually meant, but this one spoke to me. Didn't quite make it into my portfolio though.

Title: Pattern / Command

Description: This one was my overly pretentious artistic side trying to get out. The idea is that the red ball in the middle is a powerful leader, and that the closer the individuals (white posts) are to him, the more affected they get. Hence the red tinge. Look really close, you'll see it.

Title: Negative Lights #1

Description: An experiment into negative lighting that went ... right, I suppose. I'd never used negative lights, so I thought I'd try it. The scene has two identical but opposite spotlights, one from either side. Bit of a mind-screwer, but the effect was really pleasant, so I worked on it a bit more until I got this.

Title: Chessboard Diffraction

Description: I was working on photo-realism here, so I used focal blur and photon mapping. The diffraction is barely noticable, but (subconsciously) adds to the realism. See the image of the chessboard refracted in the ball? See that the edges of the white areas are tinged with red & blue? That's the diffraction. Interesting fact about this image: despite being virtually greyscale, it uses nearly 30k colours.