Attached Link: My apophysis gallery

I've just started using Apophysis after seeing images using the program popping up in the galleries. I haven't posted my own images so I figured I'd share them on this forum instead.

By the way, am I the only one who thinks this program had a pretty steep learning curve? It took quite a lot of work just to get something remotely render-worthy.

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I'm also kind of new to this program too.  It does take it a while to render but I've been reading (and saving) tips that I have gotten online like using a smaller size so that it will take less time to render.

I still have a couple of "help" files to help me but it's going to take some time for me to learn.

I do also have the Ultra Fractal Program which seems a little bit more easier for me - probably only because I have had it longer - but it has soooo many options.

I'm including a render that I made with apophysis - just some simple candy canes - but ooooh it took me a long time to even create this!

I think the program has a lot of potential - its just that it will take some time to really get the hang of it.

" I do also have the Ultra Fractal Program which seems a little bit more easier for me"

The main difference I think is that in Ultra Fractal you don't have to do much to get a decent image, and the result of any changes seems a lot more predictable.
In Apophysis it may be a long while before you manage to churn out something useful, but once you do it's that much easier to create interesting variations. Just make small alterations to an already good fractal.

Quote - I've just started using Apophysis after seeing images using the program popping up in the galleries. I haven't posted my own images so I figured I'd share them on this forum instead.

By the way, am I the only one who thinks this program had a pretty steep learning curve? It took quite a lot of work just to get something remotely render-worthy.

By the way, I did take a look at your gallery with your apophysis fractals and I wanted to know if you rendered those with using just one layer?  Were you able to "tweak" the apophysis images within the program itself so that it looks like there's more than one layer or do you do some "post"  artwork to it?

Attached Link: My apophysis gallery

The different layers are done in Apophysis itself. Each triangle creates its own element in the composition and the elements can overlap each other. Now, I did use post production in some of these images, but it was mainly for fixing colors and lighting and for chosing a background color. "Death" had quite a bit of post production applied to it while "Slimy stars" had barely any.

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> Quote - The different layers are done in Apophysis itself. Each triangle creates its own element in the composition and the elements can overlap each other. Now, I did use post production in some of these images, but it was mainly for fixing colors and lighting and for chosing a background color. > "Death" had quite a bit of post production applied to it while "Slimy stars" had barely any.

"Slimy stars" looks like it's two layers one with the vein-looking part and the 2nd part looks like small white spotlights - you were able to achieve that effect with just one layer?

The "Death" image looks like an image set on a white background but there are also "spotlights" of brown - again you managed to do this with out  making individual layers and then merging them?

Here is something I made quickly which involved making 2 different apophysis flames and then merging them in Gimp - they look like some twigs in the snow.

"Gold" and "Corner" and "Birthplace"look like more than one layer....and "Typical" looks like a stress fracture As you can see I'm still trying to get a hold of the learning curve of this fractal program

Attached Link: Fractal resources on deviantART

It may help to check out some starter fractals to see how it is done. Follow the link above.