Don't Touch It. You Don't Know Where It's Been.

[WingedOne]

I was fiddling with this program called Quat 1.11 and managed to finagle a depth map (using creative use of the color gradient) of this quaternion fractal. I converted it into an alpha and used the 3d depth brush tool to place it on the canvas. I just thought it looked kind of interesting.

If interested the program used to generate the alpha can be found here:
http://www.physcip.uni-stuttgart.de/phy11733/quat_e.html

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1012886823jvn.jpg

[Kaz]

I think that is very cool!

[Stonecutter]

You're right, W/O...It does look interesting! :tu: :cool: :tu:

[drjjwow]

very interesting image ... it looks really cool..

[s o u t h e r n]

Very nice. I've been Texturemastering objects, converting the texture to an alpha and then applying the deformer to masked object.

It can create really weird stuff.. Well done WO

[boozy floozie]

Excellent technique that has created an transcendental object containing it's own fascination.

Also....
It would make a great "alternative" trophy design,which could be presented at the Weirdist Kid at School annual award.
Certainly would be better than the usual Sportiest Bugger or Cleverest Git awards.

More please.
I'm in the mood for meditating.

Quat 3D Fractal Art Gallery-4 pages ooooooh nice (http://www.physcip.uni-stuttgart.de/phy11733/gallery.html)

And for you Fractal freaks here's more great links
Freaking Fractals Fried My Brain (http://home.att.net/~Paul.N.Lee/Fractal_Software.html)

And for those of you lucid enough to delve further into this world try
Concepts/Software/maths/programming/theory and application (http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/pbourke/fractals/)
These are the web pages of Dr Paul Bourke specialist in Astrophysics and Supercomputing at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

[Ron Harris]

an alien ship on a desert planet being overswept with sand....??? maybe...very kewl lookin... :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Mentat7]

Kind of looks like a new Gem H'Dar ship from Deep Space Nine...imagine the possibilities. :tu: :tu: :tu:

[WingedOne]

Thanks for the links Boozy Floozie. That Chaos Pro program listed at Freaking Fractals looks especially interesting.

Of course, I always have a special place in my heart for software that's been ported from the Amiga. :D

[DeeVee]

Intresting idea. I guess I should take your advice and leave it alone.

[robotalk]

Fast Flying Vampire Hits the wall :D :tu: :tu:

[aurick]

You've done a couple things here that are really awesome. First, I love the material that you created for the background. The noise curve is very realistic. Second, the lighting really shows off your -- whatever it is -- very effectively.

[WingedOne]

First off, ^^ LOL at Robotalk's description. :)

It does kind of look like Count Chocula from the back.

Second of all, I can't really take credit for the materials, since these materials came with Pixolator's Material Pack.

Thanks for the comments everyone!

[WingedOne]

Here's another quaternion fractal rendering:

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/zbc_uploads/user_image-1013266160qse.jpg

[Muvlo]

Very neat images WingedOne. :tu:

In the last image, is that applied to a modeled 3d object, or a simple plane? Looks very cool. :cool:

[WingedOne]

I used the 3D Depth Brush.

[filament9]

What a great bit of information you've shared here, WingedOne. Very much worth exploring :tu: :tu: :tu:

[Muvlo]

Just tried that program for the fractals, and have finaly figured out how to get it off that sphere! (Slow learner over here. :))