Excellent Nigel! Looks like shattered glass to me. I really like the texture to it. I don't find it messy. Busy, yes, but not messy. You really have to view it full size to see all the detail. Makes me want to reach out and touch it.
ah this is the showing off again ;P
glassy
broken
coolness
super mega cooletikcoolness ;P LOL cooletikcoolness ;P sounds funny LOL I'm laughing out loud for real LOL
i'm so stupid >_<
Excellent work Nigel. I think you have recreated the a true reconstruction of the shell like animal that we see in museums around the world in their fosil like state. I love the metallic and glass look of it.
For me, I see mother of pearl-like shell colors and texture. Very incredible...so clear. You must have a fantastic computer to render such a thing! Excellent!