The POV-ray documentation is an excellent resource for any user of the program, beginner or advanced. However, there are some things that aren't explained in the documentation, but do cause some interesting effects.
    Below is an index of tutorials for special functions, such as creating spirals or explosions. I've made these tutorials assuming that the reader knows at least the basics of the POV-ray language. For instance, when I place a simple light source in an example scene, I won't explain how this should be done.