File: ML_TRUTH.JPG
Size: 163828
Date: 29NOV95
Time: 6:34p
Author: Matt Loiselle
AuthorEmail: m.loiselle@ieee.org
Uploader: Matt Loiselle
UploaderEmail: m.loiselle@ieee.org
Short: Raytracing Competition Entry - November 1995 - "Cartoons & Comics"
SuggestedDirectory: /pub/competition/competition-Nov-95
 
I'm a little disappointed that this image didn't turn out as well as I
envisioned it would.  I attempted to create the effect of my three-frame
'cartoon' rising in vibrant color out of the bland, meaningless gray expanse
of other cartoons. Unfortunately, that's not really the impression the
image gives the viewer.  I am pleased with the way the flag turned out,
though.  I think it looks very realistic and has a great deal of depth.
The $5 bills in the center frame are 1953 silver certificates from a time
when our currency was still backed by *something*.  The cartridges in the
final frame I took from another scene that I made but have never released.
They're accurately scaled 9x19mm jacketed hollow points.

The text under the frames is representative of what I think of individual
rights and their primacy over all else.  I won't go into detail here.
I'll just mention that most of the reading I've done in the past three or
four years has been philosophical in nature. :-)

The image took about 7 hours to render on a 386DX40 w/8M with anti-aliasing
set at 0.3.

I used a large number of texture and image maps in making the image, but
I haven't included them in the .zip file because they're too large.  If
anyone would like them, let me know and we can arrange a way to get them
to you.