This is another example of a "Flat Shaded" volumetric cloud, which gives up some realism in light interaction so it can render much faster than normal. This 800x600 render took 4 minutes.

This cloud scene in particular will be part of another upcoming Bryce Q&A article I've written for 3D World Magazine.

Thats a nice effect you got there......    Where do you add this grain?  which editior in Bryce are you using if any??

you write for 3D world magazine?  WOW! One of my favorite mags....

Agent Smith is likely using the DTE -Deviously Technical Enigma, also known as the Deep Texture Editor..;) you can mix and match textures, and if you're a rocket scientist (well, that's the way I feel..;)you can get just about any sort of texture you're looking for..;)  That's what the mats are..

Rofl..."Deviously Technical Enigma"..that's perfect.

You can still download the 25 pack of flat shaded volumetric clouds that I had previously made up HERE

The one shown here is a tweaked version of #59

Am I correct in assuming these are symetrical latices?Lookin' good

these are symetrical latices?

No. Just a DTE texture on a single sphere. Simple and fast.

Someday I will conquer the DET...!!

@tom271. conquering the DET is impossible. The most you can hope for is to fight it to a draw. 

Take a look at AGENT SMITH'S avatar. This is what happens to you if you spend too much time around the toxic effects of the DET.

Got that right.  :o)

Really like yrou mats. I would love to have your brain when working on my textures. They are brilliant. I love them and use them frequently. Always as a starting point to go somewhere else but they start off as an Agent Smith special.

Thanks for the beautifully tweaked cloud mats AS! :-)

I don't think conquering the DET is impossible. It's just like mastering golf by shooting an 18 on a par 3 coarse wih 18 holes, not impossable, just highly unlikley.

I agree, lol. I don't really "know" the DTE myself, I just play it by ear. That and I have kinda figured out what buttons to mash to get some results.

Nice research there AS. Look forward to seeing your article in 3D World mag:)

The Q&A's are short & to the point (technically a half-page). This one on the clouds should be in Issue #84.

I have another Bryce Q&A article that will be a full page article in Issue #87. Depending on DAZ's release date I might make it on Bryce 6.0

I seem to remember posting a short tut on the TDE a long while ago.....should be here somewhere...

I think Smitty should publish a book on ETD.  I do realize it would be lengthy as the "Real World Bryce 4" and would be in a language no one understands but he could get semi-rich over the long term as new users bought into it thinking they could eventually understand Martian.

Yeah, but what if a year from now DAZ changes the DTE, lol.

Highly unlikely :p