Back then when I started this site, a dedicated links section was almost mandatory for any website… now it’s mostly old-fashioned, but I kept it for the “vintage effect”.
These are some interesting links I’ve collected along the years, all of them related, more or less, to raytracing and POV-Ray. If you find any broken or wrong link, please report it to jaime at ignorancia dot org, so I can correct the problem.
Basic
The POV-Ray site
Home site for the fabulous and free raytracer. Start here if you don’t know what POV-Ray is…
Home site for the fabulous and free raytracer. Start here if you don’t know what POV-Ray is…
MegaPOV
The home page of MegaPOV, the popular collection of unofficial extensions of POV-Ray.
The home page of MegaPOV, the popular collection of unofficial extensions of POV-Ray.
Wings 3D
Wings3d is a surprisingly simple but powerfull modeller. Really worth a try…
Wings3d is a surprisingly simple but powerfull modeller. Really worth a try…
The Internet Ray Tracing Competition
A really good and friendly competition for raytracing artists, made to learn and share.
A really good and friendly competition for raytracing artists, made to learn and share.
The POVCOMP 2004
A new competition for POV-Ray artists, with great prizes. Let’s hope it will be annual…
A new competition for POV-Ray artists, with great prizes. Let’s hope it will be annual…
POV Artists
Gilles Tran
Realism, surealism, abstract, figurative… there is something he can’t do?
Realism, surealism, abstract, figurative… there is something he can’t do?
Christophe Bouffartigue
Another “french school” member, capable both of making patches for POV-Ray and creating fine scenes.
Another “french school” member, capable both of making patches for POV-Ray and creating fine scenes.
Christoph Hormann
A master of technique. His iso-landscapes are simply amazing.
A master of technique. His iso-landscapes are simply amazing.
Friedrich A.Lohmueller
Very productive and talented artist, with a terrific patience for modelling. Rest in peace, Master.
Very productive and talented artist, with a terrific patience for modelling. Rest in peace, Master.
Javier Heredero Nieto
Very talented for modelling, Javier likes specially the classics.
Very talented for modelling, Javier likes specially the classics.
Txemi Jendrix Inspiriens
Texmi is one of the few spanish artist with a clear continuity.
Texmi is one of the few spanish artist with a clear continuity.
Carlos Tricas
Another spanish artist, very inclined to mathematical abstraction.
Another spanish artist, very inclined to mathematical abstraction.
Tim Nikias
Beautiful images and amazing animations, completed with code, many includes and tech tips.
Beautiful images and amazing animations, completed with code, many includes and tech tips.
René Bui
Online portofolio from another great artist with an amazing ability that grows with each new image.
Online portofolio from another great artist with an amazing ability that grows with each new image.
evilsuperbrain.com
Tekno Frannansa website: lots of great images, some really awesome and surprisingly different.
Tekno Frannansa website: lots of great images, some really awesome and surprisingly different.
Hildur Kolbrun Andresdottir
POV gallery with some very good works, showing a clear progress. There is also a nice tutorial on radiosity.
POV gallery with some very good works, showing a clear progress. There is also a nice tutorial on radiosity.
Rob’s Digital Art
Another laborious POV-Ray worker. The visit is worth, specially the very detailed explanations about the creative process.
Another laborious POV-Ray worker. The visit is worth, specially the very detailed explanations about the creative process.
Mathematical Imagery by Jos Leys
An experiment in using data generated in Ultrafractal, as input to Povray. Don’t forget to check also his Youtube channel: lots of great mathematical visualizations, including very funny and irrefutable Flat Earth debunking animations.
An experiment in using data generated in Ultrafractal, as input to Povray. Don’t forget to check also his Youtube channel: lots of great mathematical visualizations, including very funny and irrefutable Flat Earth debunking animations.
The Digital Fine Art of Robet W. McGregor
Digital fine art on the surreal side.
Digital fine art on the surreal side.
Peter McCombs
A former IRTC runner-up. I hope he regains interest in POV-Ray again with the new IRTC revival…
A former IRTC runner-up. I hope he regains interest in POV-Ray again with the new IRTC revival…
Ive
Ive is a mysterious entity with awesome powers both on the technical and artistic sides… check out the rest of the site: his IC image viewer is just awesome, specially if you want accurate image manipulation.
Ive is a mysterious entity with awesome powers both on the technical and artistic sides… check out the rest of the site: his IC image viewer is just awesome, specially if you want accurate image manipulation.
Michael Scharrer
Michael Scharrer POV-Ray scenes, mostly mathematical experiments with beautiful resutls.
Michael Scharrer POV-Ray scenes, mostly mathematical experiments with beautiful resutls.
Resources
The POV-Ray Wiki
The most recent and updated resource for POV-Ray.
The most recent and updated resource for POV-Ray.
The POV-Ray Links
One of the best places to start searching for all kind of resources.
One of the best places to start searching for all kind of resources.
POV-Ray questions & tips (formerly WARP’s FAQ)
If you have questions about POV-Ray, first look here!
If you have questions about POV-Ray, first look here!
POV-Ray Newsgroups
Very active and helpful forums. But be sure to read the manual and the newsgroups FAQ first!
Very active and helpful forums. But be sure to read the manual and the newsgroups FAQ first!
Rune’s World
Excelent and original include files for many different tasks.
Excelent and original include files for many different tasks.
Christoph’s page
Useful and highly illustrated tutorials, Reference tables for POV functions, Isosurfaces includes and more…
Useful and highly illustrated tutorials, Reference tables for POV functions, Isosurfaces includes and more…
image*after: Free images and textures
Lots of images organized by topic, very useful not only as textures,
but also as visual reference when creating procedural textures.
Lots of images organized by topic, very useful not only as textures,
but also as visual reference when creating procedural textures.
Mayang’s Free Textures
More photos and textures organized by topic: some of these are very useful for quick texturing with POV-Ray.
More photos and textures organized by topic: some of these are very useful for quick texturing with POV-Ray.
ArahWeave
While searching the Internet for some free images of fabrics, I found something better: a fabric simulation program for Linux! The free version has everything a POV user needs.
While searching the Internet for some free images of fabrics, I found something better: a fabric simulation program for Linux! The free version has everything a POV user needs.
Accustudio
Lots of textures for image mapping, HDRI maps and much more.
Lots of textures for image mapping, HDRI maps and much more.
MCPov
MCPov is a patch to MegaPov 1.2.1, to use a montecarlo approach to evaluate the different contribution of the ray tracing algorithm.
MCPov is a patch to MegaPov 1.2.1, to use a montecarlo approach to evaluate the different contribution of the ray tracing algorithm.
PoseRay
PoseRay is a Windows (also Linux and Wine compatible) utility to convert 3D model meshes into POV-Ray scenes, among many other features.
PoseRay is a Windows (also Linux and Wine compatible) utility to convert 3D model meshes into POV-Ray scenes, among many other features.
Bullet Physics Playground by Koppi
A promising LUA interface to the Bullet Physics Library which exports to POV-Ray format. Still experimental, but very fun and interesting.
A promising LUA interface to the Bullet Physics Library which exports to POV-Ray format. Still experimental, but very fun and interesting.
UrbanFonts
Almost all the fonts you may need for your text objects, including some useful dingbats fonts.
Almost all the fonts you may need for your text objects, including some useful dingbats fonts.
IC
Accurate image processing, and much more… specially useful if you render to HDRI formats.
Accurate image processing, and much more… specially useful if you render to HDRI formats.
Google search
One of the best ways to find information, photos and drawings for reference when modelling, texturing, and lighting scenes.
One of the best ways to find information, photos and drawings for reference when modelling, texturing, and lighting scenes.