riko200, In an attempt to get this thread back on the original rails, if you haven't gone running into the wilderness from terror after reading all this stuff, please take the following as some interesting points. 1.) There are lots of great statements made in this thread concerning Bryce and Carrara that I really think should be weighed and taken as practical and useful. 2.) Both packages can produce fantastic results. The galleries are proof. 3.) Nuts and bolts of the packages are different and they have their strengths and weaknesses. Your original post stated you wanted to make your own objects and textures. From that strict viewpoint, I'd say that Carrara will do better for you for building objects. The texture engines are different between Bryce and Carrara and only you will be able to judge which you personally will be able to interface with. I personally believe that Carrara has a more powerful texture engine but it's also a little more work to learn so there is a tradeoff. 4.) DEMO, DEMO, DEMO!!!! The absolute bottom line will come down to your personal needs! The reason these kinds of threads always have a serious atmosphere about them is because people think different and they interface with the apps different and people have great passion about it. That's why you will never find 100% consensus about an application. The great thing about it is that you will get to read about lots of experiences and needs from lots of people. Take that into consideration when people are expressing their opinions and absorb it objectively. There's lots of good stuff in there (for example, I now know that I never need to go to CGSociety!). Let's hope this thread doesn't scare you away from the forum! People are serious about the applications because it's important to be able to generate a final product without having to beat your computer into tiny little bitty bits (all of us who've been around this stuff for a while have been on that edge!)! Saving people from that frustration will generate you major Karma! -Kix

-Kix