TITLE: MONICA
NAME: NICHOLAS NEIGHBORS
COUNTRY: USA
EMAIL: nick3@royell.net
WEBPAGE: http://www.royell.net/~nick3
TOPIC: SURREALISM
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
JPGFILE: monica.jpg
ZIPFILE: monica.zip
RENDERER USED: 
    3D CANVAS

TOOLS USED: 
    I USED 3D CANVAS TRANSPERANCY, DIGITAL CAMERA, STAR OFFICE 5.2, ULEAD
PHOTO EXPRESS 4.0

RENDER TIME: 
    2 HOURS

HARDWARE USED: 
    AMD DURRON

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 
    TO ME THIS CREATION IS VERY SURREAL BECAUSE OF THE COLD,
STEEL DOME WHICH HOUSES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, VIBRANT WOMEN IN THE WORLD STANDING
ON A SPECTACULER SUNFLOWER PLANT. THE DOME HOUSE IS SO SURREAL IN THE ORANGE
SKY AND SUN.
DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS MADE: I MADE THE IMAGE USING THE FOLLOWING: I
USED MY NEAT LITTLE DIGITAL CAMERA TO TAKE THE PICTURE OF THE SUNFLOWER. THE
SUNFLOWER IS OUT FRONT OF MY MOM'S TRAILER. THE CAMERA MAKE IS "AIPTEK" MINI
PENCAM 1.3
THE PHOTO OF MONICA WAS TAKEN ON VACATION IN SOUTH AMERICA PLACE CALLED "VALLEY
OF THE MOON". THE STEEL DOME WAS MADE USING A TEXTURE FROM STAR OFFICE 5.2. THE
BACKGROUND SCENE WAS MADE IN ULEAD PHOTO EXPRESS 4.0. THE ORIGINAL BACKGROUND
WAS A BLACK & WHITE SKETCH OF OUR CHURCH. I TOTAL TRANSFORMED IT INTO SOMETHING
NEW.
IT WAS VERY EASY TO MAKE THE IMAGE OF MONICA STANDING ON THE SUNFLOWER SIMPLE
CUT AND PASTE AND THAT WAS THAT. THE STEPS LEADING UP TO THE DOORWAY ARE THE
SAME PHOTO AS THE DOORWAY SHOT. ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE SHAPE. THE DOME DOORWAY
IS SPHERE AND THE STEPS ARE DONUT SHAPED. THE SUNFLOWER ON THE BOTTOM LEFT
CORNOR IS THE SUNFLOWER MONICA IS STANDING ON. 
 

