A
mandelbulb is a three-dimensional analogue of the
Mandelbrot set, a mathematical set of points whose boundary is a distinctive and easily recognizable two-dimensional
fractal shape. This image, for the iteration
z ↦
z8 +
c, is rendered with a
volumetric ray tracing and
path tracing global illumination algorithm in the Corona renderer. It took about 70 hours to completely render.
Image: Ondřej Karlík