Go Art

I can't claim to be much of an artist, but I sometimes enjoy playing with POV-Ray. Go, being based entirely around a few regular shapes, is a perfect subject. The following images were created with some very simple macros, and a few minutes of work in The Gimp.

Stones
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A simple image of stones, with the Chinese characters for Go. (wéiqí)

Stones with Wood
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Another version of the "Stones" image, but with the white background replaced with a simple wood texture.

Ko
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The simplest example of a Ko, with the Chinese character for this situation. (Jie)

BlueRain vs Gwenydu
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The final position in a game that I played on KGS (as BlueRain). I lost, but I was proud of how I played!