TITLE: The Thief
NAME: Jason Knight
COUNTRY: USA
EMAIL: jsgknight@yahoo.com
WEBPAGE: http://www.renderosity.com/homepage.php?Who=jsgknight
TOPIC: Absence
COPYRIGHT: I SUBMIT TO THE STANDARD RAYTRACING COMPETITION COPYRIGHT.
JPGFILE: thethief.jpg
ZIPFILE: thethief.zip
RENDERER USED: 
    Cinema 4D

TOOLS USED: 
    Cinema 4D, PhotoPaint for textures.

RENDER TIME: 
    15 minutes

HARDWARE USED: 
    Anything and everything I could hook to my computer to make it
run faster.


IMAGE DESCRIPTION: 


This is a fancy art gallery with something noticeably absent right in the middle
of the image.

I have included a full sized, uncompressed version in the zip file. I have also
posted a full sized version on my webpage at the link above. Unfortunately, jpg
compression always kills the subtle details, so please take a look at the full
image.


DESCRIPTION OF HOW THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED: 


I am usually prone to long drawn out explanations about how I created every
little detail, this time I think I will give you all a break. As opposed to
boring the viewers, and judges, with endless babbling I will keep it short. The
room curvature was not achieved by using camera optics or modeling. It was
actually an old trick I learned back when I was still using Bryce. I added a
flattened sphere just in front of the camera and applied a clear texture to it
with a small amount of displacement. It basically creates a convex lens between
the camera and my scene. I have used the same technique in several different
software packages including Cinema 4D, Bryce, Lightwave, and 3D Studio Max. I
know that there are other ways to bend a scene, but I find this to be the
simplest. Since I am trying not to ramble, I will just say that I have included
the complete scene in the zip file; it is in Cinema 4D R9 format. As always,
thanks for looking and good luck to all the contestants.