TITLE: Ad for the USNA Space Marines.
NAME: H.E. Day 
COUNTRY: USA
EMAIL: PovRayGuy@aol.com
TOPIC: Imaginary Worlds
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
JPGFILE: ad_for_m.jpg
ZIPFILE: ad_for_m.zip
RENDERER USED: 
Pov Ray 3.1

TOOLS USED: 
GUM, Pov-Ray editor, and various self-made #macros

RENDER TIME: 
10 hours, 54 minutes, 01 seconds

HARDWARE USED: 
Pentium 200 Mhz MMX 32MB RAM

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 
This is a future ad for the USNA (United States of North America, no offense
intended Mexicans and Canadians) Marines. Sort of inspired by StarShip 
Troopers, in that it is bloody, kinda sick, and tongue-in-cheek. 
(I love it!)

Don't forget to vote.



DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED: 
I started with the marine, make him (or her) a macro. Then I made the back-
ground and foreground (Planet and moon, terrain and explosions). I messed
the marines into place along with various actions (Laser fire, etc.).  The 
flag was next, and I went slightly overboard on the charred fabric.
Anyway, the final render took less time than I thought it would, being my 
average render time is in the vicinity of a week. Ne'r da less, it looks 
good, eh?
By the way, you should have fun with the Marine #macro, which is fully 
functional (Can you say "Flamethower" boys and girls?).


Do i smell something burning??
That's what i thought.....

(signed)
H. E. Day, <><