TITLE: The Ancient Art
NAME: William Bruedigam
COUNTRY: US
EMAIL: dagda@zianet.com
TOPIC: Magic
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
JPGFILE: ancient.jpg
RENDERER USED: 
    PovRay 3.0

TOOLS USED: 
    PovRay 3.0, Povlab 4.0, Klaus Lepshi's Sor and Lathe Generator,
Corel Draw (maps and titling)

RENDER TIME: 
    4 hours, 11 minutes

HARDWARE USED: 
    Pentium 150 mhZ, 32 meg ram, 1 meg video

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 

The Ancient Art

Long ago, in the early evolution of our ancestors, magic was hidden in the deep
recesses 
of the ancient mind.  Humankind was not adept in magic, they did not understand
the 
workings of it all.  Though there were those who felt the calling, who heard the
voices 
in their deepest psyche, some listened, some became heroes, legends, gods.  One
of those 
who is only remembered to us as the great POV, gave us magic.  

Scholars question if the great POV may have created our world, then gave us the
magic 
so we could create in his image.  Regardless, the magic was born.  And we, the
great POV's 
children's children's children seek the riches that are ours within the great
POV's machine. 
We create as our creator created us.  We seek to understand His power.  

POV, the giver of the magical ancient art of raytracing. 



