EMAIL: cmorack@relex.com
NAME: Christopher Morack
TOPIC: GLASS
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
TITLE: "Your Own Little Special Hell"
COUNTRY: US of A
WEBPAGE: none
RENDERER USED: 3DSr4
TOOLS USED: 3DSr4, Animator Pro and converted to JPG in LVIEW
RENDER TIME: 6 hours, 22 minutes
HARDWARE USED: 486/66 DX2

IMAGE DESCRIPTION:
Everybody has a little fear of hell. If blood, dragons and swords
and a little bit of glass is your hell, well this image might just
become a reality for you someday.

DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED:
First off I began with a blank page.
Then I decided I should create something glass like, so I made a
 chalice.
But it looked dull siting there all alone. So I poured some blood
 into it and set it alight like Halloween at Uncle Bobs house.
But it still missed something. So I created normal cylinders and
 gave them proper snake like form so they could swim in blood too.
But it was still lacking. So with highly advanced knowhow I made a
 few cylinders and shaped them into the truly dreadful arm you
 see in the picture.
Finished with the chalice, I stared at a black background. So I
 tossed in some glass boxes for a floor while making sure that the
 hellish glow kept pouring through the bottom right corner.
After finishing that, I decided that I need walls. So I made some
 more boxes and shaped them into a semi-circular window. Tossed in
 some bars with tiny bolt bump mapping and gave light to some lights.
After playing with the lights so the correct amount of light was in
 it's proper place, I thought the windows looked empty, almost sad,
 what with the foggy red glow of hell pouring through them. So I
 grabbed the head and neck of a dragon I made a while ago and gave
 him a nice smile and had him looking in at the poor soul in the
 glass who was in dire need of a fire extinguisher.
After that done, I made some chains to drap across the other window
 for the feel of desolation and saddness.
With that done I took it upon my self that my windows and glass
 flooring need the proper reflections. And several renders later I
 had the perfect mix of reflection and transparency.
In Animator Pro I added in my sig and title and email. And with
 LVIEW I turned it into a .JPG file.