So I made myself a new sphere/Avatar

I decided that it was time to make myself a new avatar with the sphere theme and include PNG in it somehow. This is what I got!!


I included the PNG flag to show you my insperation

The bird is a paradise bird and the stars represent the southern cross.
If you look carefully you will see the Southern Cross on the other side of the sphere.

 

Yes I did, In a program called Povray, Download at www.povray.org

Here is the Code: Just copy and paste it into POV and hit run
However I disabled the Bird and the stars since they are image based

Code:

#include "textures.inc"
#include "finish.inc"
 
 
//#declare LayerFlag =
//texture {pigment{image_map {png "pg-outline2.png" map_type 1 once  }}}
 
#declare Layer0 =
texture {pigment {rgb 1
}}
 
#declare Layer1_Map =
color_map {
    [0.0 rgbf <0, 0, 1,0>]
    [0.1 rgbf <0, 1, 0,0>]
    [0.1 rgbf <0, 1, 1,1>]
    [1.0 rgbf <1, 1, 1,1>]
}
 
#declare Layer1 =
texture {pigment {
    spiral1 3
    turbulence 0
    color_map { Layer1_Map }
}}
 
#declare Layer2_Map =
color_map {
    [0.0 rgb <0.3, 1, 0.5>]
    [0.1 rgb <0.0, 0.6, 0.0>]
    [0.2 rgbt <0.0, 0.2,0,1>]
    [1.0 rgbt <0.0, 0.2,0,1>]
}
 
#declare Layer2 =
texture {pigment {
    marble
    turbulence 1
    color_map { Layer2_Map }
}}
 
 
 
//---------------------------------------------
#declare Cam_loc = <-30,0,0>;
camera {location Cam_loc look_at <0,0,0>}
//light_source {Cam_loc rgb 1}
light_source {<-100,70,50> rgb 1}
 
plane {x,15 texture {Rosewood} rotate <45,0,0>}
 
object{
union {
difference {
sphere {<0,0,0>,10 }
sphere {<0,0,0>,9.9}
}}
interior {ior 1.5}
texture {Layer1 scale 15 rotate <0,-100,-40>}
//texture {LayerFlag scale 1 /*rotate <0,74,25> rotate <0,-20,0>*/}
texture {Glass3}
interior {Glass_Interior}
finish {Phong_Shiny}
rotate <0,074,25>
}

 

I did some changes to my sphere.
What I did: Added some lights and changed the position of them to get the foreground details more clear. I also made some color changes in the Spiral to match the Swedish flag and a texture change to the background to match the sphere better. There has also been a slight change in the interior design to make the refraction more obvious.
Enjoy

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I made one long ago and used it on MSN and then I put it on all my other forums and other things , I did not really want to share my face at that time.

 

I wish I had the code left for the orginal. How ever I have strong childhood ties to the motive on this new sphere.