(Caution: do not take seriously) I've identified 3 kinds of Brycers in 3 separate catagories. Makers: 1) Thingie makers (those that make things and objects, not necessarily in Bryce) 2) Scene makers (those that create scenes in which thingies are used) 3) Poser-bryceans (those who use bryce as a stage for their poser figures) Frequency: 1) The casual dabbler 2) The serious hobbist 3) The professional Community: 1) Talker (those that post alot in the forum) 2) Do-er (those that rarely or never post but make tons of stuff) 3) Contributor (those that make stuff and help out those who don't) I'm a Scene-making dabbler that Talks alot. I just checked out BS58's gallery. This guy produces a complex Bryce scene almost every 7-9 days! Wow. He must be drinkin' lost of coffee. I couldn't accomplish that even if I worked 24/7. Add more catagories if you'd like, I've deliberately left it open.

Before I was working, I did pretty much nothing but Bryce and built up a backlog of pictures to post. Now, not so much time. :-( I'd say I shift between Makers: 1 & 2 and frequency: 1 & 2 and maybe all three of the community. Somtimes talk a lot and sometimes don't.

thingy-maker, casual dabbler, talker-contributor(don't always have an answer, but share it when I do..;)

All three Catagories Minus the Professional Part.. I dabble,I also Make things,I do occasionally help,But I complain most of all.. Yep all three catagories BUT the Professional part..

scene-maker, casual dabbler, talker talker talker :P anyone want to dispute that talker part? :-D I even travel to talk to Brycers!

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I guess my output would vary between 1-2 in the three categories Bandolin suggested. I'm a casual contributor in category 3. I don't currently have web space for downloads, but if someone likes something I made and requests it, I usually find a way to send it to them.

LOL, I can pretty much cover all 3 realms. M-2,3 F-1,2 C-1,3 And only in varying degrees. Cool observation.

M 1,2,3 F 1,2 C 1,3 Will the next phase be to associate personality types with Brycean Usage Types? Perhaps a cross reference with the MMPI or similar standardized index? Heck, play your cards right and you could get a thesis proposal out of this!! :)

M 1, (2) I make mostly things but a lot of it turns up crap F 1, 2? Not sure where I am on this C 2, (1)

Well...I guess I would be a thingie/scene maker...who does the aforementioned things on a serious hobbyist level...and do alot of nonsense-tributing in the forum.

All except Professional. :^)

I consider my self a serious casual Poserite droobler.

Still being new to Bryce I'm probably a scene maker, a casual dabbler and a talker :) Hope to be more than that when I learn more... though never professional, I'm afraid.

Well, you've got me embarassed now, perhaps we define professional differently being as I'd have said anyone who sells models or images for real money is professional. Maybe I should mentally redefine it to being able to make a living from it which sounds much harder!

I'm a thingie making, scene creating, serious hobbyist, who talks and talks and talks - with a problem. I ain't much good! Except at talking!

I'm a newbie to Bryce, so I am, as yet, none of the above.:)

Can I be all three in all three categories? :P I wouldnt opt for the professional one except for the completely un-freaken-real response to the bryce 5.5 dvd. I never dreamed so many would be distributed in only 1.5 weeks...but it alone covers all three in all three categories. I did notice that the "purist" is left out of this observation. However, "purists" are few and far between any more. I guess really the only two I ever knew was bill munns and debbie. ;) great observation! BT

What is a Bryce Purist?? Btw, in my opinion a professional is, among the other things mentioned, someone who is seriously good at what he/she does, not necessarily making a living of it.

Ah well, that's still me then. One day I want to be seriously good at what I do ;) Though I suspect I'll only ever have a bit of a niche appeal really by the time I combine my pics with my writing. ;)

What is a Bryce Purist?? one that sticks with the corel version?

As I stated above, the list is open for new catagories. Hadn't thought of purists. @BT I've been to your site BT and I'll agree with your assessment of yourself. You are definately all of the above. BTW your site still says "DAZ buys Bryce". That's old new buddy. This observation came about while I was perusing the Bryce galleries and noticed the most prolific contibutors rarely ever chime in here at the forum. So, I figured, instead of flapping their e-gums, their actually working on stuff. While the rest of us pontificate upon issues Bryce.

I'm a casual professional user. I now use it only when I need it for a commissioned piece -- about 1 in 5 times, with and without Poser figures, mostly for backgrounds/scenery or for final render, regularly for "scrap" material to use in a photomanipulation, and rarely for modelling objects.

Hey, I dont see the "I dontknow what I am doing brycer option" cuz, that is what I am. :)

lol I don't own "brycetech.com" any more...DAZ bought it just after they bought bryce. See, I was thinking about shutting the site down and since it had so many tutorials, DAZ wanted to keep it alive as a knowledge base for Brycers...sooo...they bought it :) they are supposed to be making a new entry page for it with the release of b5.5. Not sure why it hasnt been done yet... oh..bryce purists are people who only use bryce for their render..that means the textures, the models...everything is 100% bryce. I think that probably bill munns was the hardest core because he actually rendered the images he used as textures in bryce before he'd apply them as textures. Others woulda just make the map in photoshop or similar. debbie changed over time, her last picture actually had a lot of poser models and imports...true purists dont do that. but, purists are a dying (or perhaps extinct) breed :) BT

M 2,3,1 F 2 C 2,1,3 Mostly work in C4D now though (official knight Templar of the Heretics of the Outer Darkness!) but bryce is still in my toolbox and in use. Richard

I got sick and have not done a whole lot of anything. But I used to be a little of all three. Er all 12???

I know i fall in there somewhere but i have no idea which ones suit me.

I got corel version; so I with ysvry . I just do it as I have time too that all there is to it. plus i like to do a lot of other things too.

Aprilgem... Nice seeing you around... BT never gets in here enough... And stays...

Hi, Foleypro! :) btw, I actually decided to read all of the posts this time around and saw the second definition of "professional" -- that being "really good at it." Um. Not sure if I'm at that level. I meant that I'm a casual professional in the sense that I get paid for my Bryce work. I'm still in total awe by the work you guys do. :)

Now whose being Modest...

I'm a scene-maker who is a serious hobbyist but makes money from prints of my Bryce work. As far as community, I'm a reader. I read 99% of the posts here, but rarely comment (except for this annoying habit of posting one of my images in response to a thread). Most people here probably have no clue who I am. ;-)

My goal is to be a purist... But I am only a thingie and scene maker My goal is to be a professional... But I am only a seriuous hobbist my goal is to be a contributor... but I am only an agitator. Bandolin: you forgot that it does not matter in which category you are.. you've been a H20 ranter at least one time! p.s. Your observation about the most prolific contributors in the gallery is correct, but (according to me) they are a sect not interested in Bryce but interested in congratulating theyselves.

I think I'm a... Maker: 1,2, and possibly 3 depending on how you define a "stage for poser figures" Frequency: Serious Hobbyist Community: More a talker in chat than any of the other options

i would consider myself a Bryce Purist, 90% of my modelling is Boolien or terrians, and since i've figured how to play the DTE lottery thats where textures comefrom too. i rarely 'Postwork' so what you see is what you get, out of the Bryce Box. I wish i could contribute more to the forumn but i gotta work for the man. But whatever way you make it...enjoy it!

M-1,2 F-1,2 C-3 But I never get time for anything anymore :(

I talk too much, and render too little, and don't make enough money at 3D... I'm a sycophant!

2-2-X

I would say I am a thingie maker then a scene maker. A serious hobbiest. I try to be helpful and give good answers to people. How abotu die hard Brycers those that have been using it for 10 years. (Yes I started with Bryce 1.0 in 95. I took a few years off to play guitar and have soem beer. Now nooone likes the sort of music I like so back to Bryce.

Which one am I? hmmmm......Yes.

@vasquez Moi, an H20 ranter? :-O I am shocked, shocked I tell you of being accused of such a thing. You must have me confused with someone else. ;-)

Thingymaker/scenemaker serious hobbist wanting to become professional Community all-rounder as long as I have time.

I'd say I'm a casual Poser-Brycean who lurks (sub category of Do-er that doesn't make a lot of stuff and rarely posts). :)

I'd share more of my models but for two things, one - no web page (and no desire to have one - sorry!) and a good chunk of them are for my 'rotica works (I tend to model when I can't find what I need elsewhere (ok, I'm lazy like that) or I want a quality better than available in freebie form).

I also have a big habit of taking a freebie and reworking it as I need.

Hmmm... I texture and render my (very few) wings creations in Bryce. So I'm a casual thingy maker then.

Definately a Purist!...sort of........

Oh, I might need to change categories, I think I'm more of a: have-a-great-idea, fling-some-bits-together, cry-a-bit, post-anyway-and-scream-for-help, type.

They call that having a voracious quest for knowledge, Fran :)

Well... I do seem to do rather a lot of pathetically moaning at people who are kind enough to try (and the operative word here IS "try") to impart some of their cleverness to me.