The Land of Lakes Petit Fours
See these beautiful things? I wanted to make them, not as baked goods , but as a 3d model. How hard could they be? They are a simple shape and last year, when I first downloaded Wings, I made a decent candle with the same kind of translucency. It turns out that it is harder than it looks--rendering "white" in 3d is really difficult for some reason. my first attempt looked like the Ark of the Covenant: I didn't worry about it because the first time you use a template, there are always strange places and things you miss. So here is the next one. A bit dry looking: Hmm, not too white either. How about some translucency and more white? Oh look, a nightlight! Dammit so much, lets try some yellow instead to tone it down-- I can't believe it's not butter. Maybe more translucency? Some Ambiance? WHOO RADIOACTIVE BUTTER!....so more fiddling and a new texture map (no 4): ...better, but still a little glowy and also not even close to the original colo...