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Title: Question about child layers and colour functions
Post by: MF_Erwan on March 31, 2009, 07:22:25 PM
I have a layer of sand with a power fractal as the colour function. If I add a child layer, will the colour function also be applied to it?

Erwan
Title: Re: Question about child layers and colour functions
Post by: rcallicotte on March 31, 2009, 07:26:53 PM
Good question.  I don't think so, but this would be a good Oshyan question.
Title: Re: Question about child layers and colour functions
Post by: nvseal on March 31, 2009, 08:49:11 PM
If I understand you correctly (you are talking about the surface layer?) any colors in the child layers should override the surface layer colors and be placed on top of them.
Title: Re: Question about child layers and colour functions
Post by: dwilson on March 31, 2009, 09:04:07 PM
The colors from the child layer will override the color function, but if the child layer has less than a corverage of 1, then part of the base color function will be visible.  If the child layer is a power fractal you can just "apply high color" only and it will work the same way
Title: Re: Question about child layers and colour functions
Post by: rcallicotte on March 31, 2009, 10:23:30 PM
Yes.  Unless, like dwilson mentioned, you change percentages of the Child / Surface Layers mix in some way.


Quote from: nvseal on March 31, 2009, 08:49:11 PM
If I understand you correctly (you are talking about the surface layer?) any colors in the child layers should override the surface layer colors and be placed on top of them.
Title: Re: Question about child layers and colour functions
Post by: Mandrake on April 11, 2009, 06:23:19 PM
Anyone else loose there real time picture window when doing power fractals? I have to leave the fractal setting and go back in to see it update.
Title: Re: Question about child layers and colour functions
Post by: rcallicotte on April 11, 2009, 11:07:19 PM
I had this problem in the Beta, but haven't seen it yet in the Release version.  I'll check.

Quote from: Mandrake on April 11, 2009, 06:23:19 PM
Anyone else loose there real time picture window when doing power fractals? I have to leave the fractal setting and go back in to see it update.