Hello all! waves Could someone suggest a good starting place for an ABSOLUTE beginner who's just been gifted with Bryce5? The only thing I've ever done 3D is one Terragen image. lol Links would be MOST appreciated for "Bryce5 For Beginners" because I installed, open the program once, and said YIKES!! I couldn't even figure out how to close the darned thing without resorting to right-clicking on the task bar. turns red Um, help? ^_~

Thanks much!!

Attached Link: http://www.3dlinks.com/tutorials_bryce.cfm

Attached Link: http://www.Brycetech.com

There is a required rite of passage for membership in the forum. You must first render a picture of a transparent, or reflective sphere above water,lol.

Attached Link: http://www.subspacegraphics.com/tutorials.html

Welcome to the community here Seadreamer, this is the place to start for sure, your online Bryce encyclopedia if ya will:-) Also you might want to get the Real World Bryce 4 Book on amazon.com, it covers everything except some of the new features in Bryce 5. again welcome to your new addiction!! :-)

slam your curser towards the top of your screen,this should open up the taskbar for you ..then click the little x and she will close.. and please remember to save often..

LOL!! Thanks for all the suggestions! I should know better than to ask on a night when I have to be at work in the AM! ^~ And I'll get right on on that sphere. You people are great! ^__^

Yeah, well,I uh seem to have skipped the things over water bit,maybe down under is actually upside down so it would'nt work anyway. Real world Bryce,got mine from amazon 2 weeks ago,it's the bible man,worth twice the money. Cheers GG. Hmmm now where did I hide that bottle of shiraz....hic

Attached Link: http://www.robinwood.com/

Try out as many tutorials as possible, it will help immensly. Also after a bit of practice and you feel you can start to move on, decide what style of work you want to create i.e landscapes, sci-fi, abstract etc. Having one particular preference at first helps to focus you and improve your skills. After that you can branch out and try your hand at different things. Posting work in progress in the forum will help, and never be afraid to ask for tips or help, even the Bryce masters will learn new techniques from being here. Another tip is when you feel confident enough enter the monthly challenges on offer here as quite often they push you further and make you use bryce in ways you might have avoided before. Most of all have fun and keep at it you'll be amazed at what you can do with this software.

I recommend Peter Sharpe's tutorials. I used them when I started out and it got me VERY familiar with the interface. There's some great stuff in there that covers everything from Boolean Operations (very important shtuff if you want to be a Brycer) to using the terrains to multi-replication! There are some great tutorials on there... I'd do as many as your resources allow.

Attached Link: http://www.petersharpe.com/

Once you have got your feet wet got to amazon.com and buy Real World Bryce by Susan Kitchens. It's the Bryce bible :)

Hi there, I see everyone else beat me to the links. As Aldaron says Real World Bryce is the essencial reference for Bryce and it is well worth getting if you want to make more than a reflective sphere over water. 8) Catlin

heh.. yeah... spheres in water.. :) lol you have to start there, cuz everyone does. Let's see; ..still laffing at madman's comment about slamming the cursor towards the top of the screen, but he is right. Hmm.. I also found the interface intimidating at first, but as long as you can find the menu, you should be ok... so go ahead and slam. lol I think you have enough good tut's to begin with. :) Most of all; have fun!

Didn't see that anyone mentioned it, but the REAL first place to start is in the Manual. Seriously. It might sound idiotic, but if you don't have the manual, you should go down to a book store and order it, along with Real World Bryce, of course! Welcome to the coolest enviro-renderer around! (bows to you)

The GUI does seem weird at first, but you soon grow to love it :-)

If you get Real World Bryce you don't need a manual. :)

I think the manual is confusing and does not go into as much detail as RWB4, or explain where you're going wrong. The manual is OK for the real basics but for everything else RWB4 is the one to look at. 8) Catlin