EMAIL: nick3@royell.net
NAME: NICHOLAS NEIGHBORS
TOPIC:SURREALISM
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
TITLE:MONICA
COUNTRY: USA
WEBPAGE:http://www.royell.net/~nick3
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.