About 5 years ago I bought Bryce 4 at Best Buy. I cant draw, paint, or do anything in any other artistic media. I figured getting every thing laid out and letting the computer do the drawing would work for me. I sat at computer trying to figure out how to make really cool pictures. The only references I had were TV and movies. I wasnt really learning much. Then one day, again at Best Buy, I saw Poser 4. I thought, hey, I need to be able to make people to put in my pictures instead of using 2D images. Couldnt afford it at the time but I later decided to look on the internet to see if I could find a demo or something. What I found was Renderosity. Been here for a couple of years now, and although the time I can spend at the computer is fairly limited, my ability to use Bryce has grown profoundly. (have since gotten Poser4 and Bryce5)

Many of the Poserite images in the gallery annoy me. Some of the landscapes annoy me. Many of the abstracts annoy me. Some of the model/technique showcases annoy me. Thats fine. This is a community of individuals, who, as individuals will have different opinions of what is right/wrong, Bryce/not Bryce, art/the most useless waste of processor cycles.

Because of DAZs purchase of Bryce, more DAZ and Poser models will make their way into Bryce pictures. This is not the problem, if that were the problem, it would count for any imported item. For the most part the problem lies in the texturing and use of those models. Its not about realism, its about consistency. Finding Nemo, Shrek, Toy Story, none of these are realistic, they are however gorgeous. As more users import people into Bryce, the techniques and styles will grow and expand. I strive to make a good picture. As I cannot make a person be photo-realistic in Bryce, I dont try. Instead I focus on making sure that the person looks good, and that the style of the image is consistent.

I dont make my own models or textures. I do assemble different elements into a scene, and let Bryce render the scene. Call me a collagists. Are you a modeler, texturist, post worker, settingser? We all produce art.

My current project is still in the poser stage. Im getting 10 models into position for import into Bryce. Once in Bryce, Ill do some heavy modifying to the material settings, and add a simple environment and complex lighting. I also intend to add an element which will challenge both my own, and Bryces ability. I dont know if I can pull it off, but Im going to try.

When/if I finish the picture, I will be posting it here, in the Bryce Gallery, because I am a Brycer. And I am the only one able to decide that.

The fact that this forum is much more friendly and helpful than most others probably helps attract poserites also.