TITLE: Your Typical Minimalist Render
NAME: Al York
COUNTRY: U.S.A.
EMAIL: alfredpyork@yahoo.com
WEBPAGE: --
TOPIC: Minimalism
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
RENDERER USED: POV 3.6.1
TOOLS USED: Wings3D
RENDER TIME: 22 hour 17 minutes 51 seconds
HARDWARE USED: P4 3.2        
IMAGE DESCRIPTION:
I've been lurking for a few years, finally a topic I feel comfortable with.
DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED:
Lovingly hand crafted in Wings3D. More time consuming than technically demanding. SubD modeling makes the 'blobby look' pretty easy.

I didn't do any test renders, I just re-used one of my stock materials.  Came back the next day and decided it was a keeper.