EMAIL: murtaza001@nospamhotmail.com NAME: Murtaza Amin TOPIC: Spirit of Asia COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT. TITLE: Ewer COUNTRY: USA WEBPAGE: N/A RENDERER USED: polyray 1.8a for windows TOOLS USED: notepad, irfanview RENDER TIME: 12hrs HARDWARE USED: Pentium 450MHz IMAGE DESCRIPTION: The ewer is a ceremonial vessel often used in Tibetan Monasteries. This one is an adaptation of one made of silver and gilded in bronze. The teacups are trimmed with silver. Ewers are used to serve a beverage made of Chinese black tea and yak butter. The tea is a staple of the diet in the Himalayas. This scene is a still life of an important part of Tibetan and Nepali culture. The wall hanging, called a Thanka, is an example of the artwork of the region. DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED: Everything is basic CSG. The cups and ewer are lathe objects and toroids. The spout and handle and vapor are bezier patches. The jewels and decorations are cloned and rotated objects. The table and mat are basic boxes and cylinders. The wall hanging is a height map, but the image on it an example of Nepali artwork taken from the web. The carpet is a pattern modified and mapped onto a bumpy plane.