Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=623188&Start=1&Artist=dBgrafix&ByArtist=Yes

I really like that! Very interesting background. As I am a novice here, I have no idea how you did it, but I think it looks great. Sorry I have no technical advice, I am in no way qualified :P ~Damia~

**LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!!!!!!**It has an elegant simplicity that is very moving, very ZEN, if you put anything more in it, well, for me, it will be spoiled....

I'm with Jan on this! DON'T TOUCH IT! 'Nuff said..........

Eh-yup! Don't you DARE touch it! It's perfect the way it is.

I totally agree with everyone above, and this from someone who always adds myriad details.

@Damia - I'd be happy to tell you how i think he did it, but i might be stepping on his toes. As an alternative, you can check out one of my images and if you want, i'll tell you how i did that. It's similar. http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=599020&Start=1&Artist=bigbadelf&ByArtist=Yes dB - I agree with the others. It's perfect. Less is more. Also, nice combination of the affected and unaffected areas. I hadn't thought of doing that with the effect. Nice.

BTW, how do people include an "Attached Link" in their post? Do you use the "URL:" field in the post form?

Have to agree, this is perfectly elegant in it's simplicity. You don't need to add any more. I think I know how you did the sky, But I'da never thought of it!

@ Bigbadelf, I forget my html sometimes so I'll go to a post where someone has added a link and click the View menu> click on source> scroll down the page to where I see the desired link, highlight and copy the html and paste it in my message and substitute my own link address instead. It's lazy I know, but convenient.

All you do to add a link is type your link in the field that says URL. It already has the http so you just need to type the address and it will show up at the top of your message. :) Oh Bigbadelf, I like that image you did. If I did stuff like that it might hide the fact that I don't know what I'm doing! lol Maybe not. If you feel like expaining it to me I would be interested in trying it. I don't want to take up your time though if you're busy. So whenever. :) ~Damia~

Nothing is a secret. Sorry I didn't mention it,but I thought most would know.Thats a cube stretched across the background then rippled glass effect applied.

Thanks for sharing. I have had Bryce for a couple years and just upgraded to Bryce 5. I haven't ever really learned it though so simple things like that I would never think of. It's so simple, but it has a wonderful effect. And I agree with the rest, don't add anything to it. I really like it now. :) ~Damia~

@Damia - Thanks for the link explanation. For my image, i used two infinite planes with bump info. The plane closest to the camera has a "stretched" fractal bump applied which creates the illusion of "strokes". The second one has a normal fractal bump applied for added softness. I found that i had to tweak the refraction on each of them to get the effect i wanted. More refraction = more disturbance. In my case, it definitely hides the fact that i don't know what i'm doing... or at least hopefully does. 8o)

There is just so much to learn! I always think to myself "I don't know where to start!" but then I answer myself, "Read the book!" (I do that a lot) I just don't have the patience I guess. I'm one of those I want to know now! :) Thanks for the info. I think your image looks great bigbadelf. ~Damia~

Thanks, Damia. There's a couple things that are recommended here that i have yet to delve into myself: tutorials (both here and other places on the net) and Susan Kitchen's book "Real World Bryce" (someone correct me if i'm wrong). I'm trying to make room in my head for some tutorials. I'm a little overwhelmed at the moment, though. It might be a while.

I know exactly what you mean! I really want to learn this to make great images (I'm attempting to sell some designs on the internet, with no success yet). But it is overwhelming for me because there are so many things I want to do and learn. I also want to learn Poser after this. Too much! :) Well, good luck with your stuff and hope all goes well for you! ~Damia~

BTW, Damia, i sent you an instant message. Since you're kinda new here i thought you might not notice it for a while. I figure we can continue our CA talk out of the forum.

Thank you Damia for the information about adding a link. I must admit I'm a bit red-faced at not knowing that myself,lol. It figures that I try to do everything the hard way.

LOL! I am very good at that myself danamo! I always figure it's gotta be something difficult so I don't see what's in front of me. That's one reason I am kind of holding back on my Bryce stuff. I'm just a bit intimidated by it and making mistakes. I'm trying to work through it though! :) ~Damia~