With respect to colourings there *should* be stuff going on - there are still at least 500 colourings available in Ultra Fractal (and/or Fractint and ChaosPro) that are designed as 2D colourings that could be adapted/extended to full-3D but there doesn't seem to be anyone doing this
Actually, Chaoscope has been accepting .map files for 3D Attractors and Fractals for years now.
So there is still hope that .map colorings can be adapted to more places (like Mandlbulber, Mandelbulb3D, Boxplorer, etc).
Huh ? No I mean colouring *algorithms* as in UF "*.ucl" files - aren't .map files just gradients ?
In addition many of these types of colourings could be adapted to produce an DE method based on the values normally used for colouring as the solid condition instead of iteration and inside/outside boundary etc. - or indeed for heightfield alternatives.
Plus in addition to alternative ways of colouring the fractal surface they could *all* be used for materials mapping of the fractal surface - for any/all lighting parameters from shininess to bump mapping - even for variable 3D+ translucency/colours etc. within the solid itself
Quick example that I hope shows how other colourings could be useful if extended to 3D....
http://www.fractalforums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=9967edit: Whoops ! Sorry - I meant to post the params.....
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