well, other than my issues with radiosity atm....

the beautiful scene i worked on last night is STUNNNNNNNNNNING with the atmosphere.  unfortunately, everything i added and the materials i tweaked pale in comparison to that sky....

ecosystem painting on any surface is absolutely amazing, but as i wasn't fortunate enough to be able to really play with Infinite (6) before upgrading, i cannot say its any faster or easier than it was in 6.  i CAN tell you that working on vertical surfaces is interesting =D

The water editor is NOT as easy as i think it could be.  some functions werent working for me, or they werent cus i had no idea what i was doing with it LOL.

those CLOUDS!

wow.

lot more plants to play with... some new materials, some added ecosystems, more sample scenes to play with & pick apart (including Chipp's most excellent loft one - that was nifty looking.  too bad my radiosity and i aint gettin along.)

and everything renders FASTER.  EVERYTHING.

poser people seemed to load faster, too, but still load lookin just as horrid as they ever did.

oh... and i havent actually CRASHED the program yet, so that's a bonus =D

As for the bears....

they DO make "Bear Mace" - basically an industrial-sized bottle of the ever-popular jogger's best friend.  Its recommended that this be carried AT THE READY and lots of noise made while traveling in bear country.  This is so 1) the bears can find you easier, and 2) they have mace to flavor their meal.

You see, research has proven that bears LOVE the taste of mace.  And if you happen to be one of those idiots (we had a few up here this summer) who pointed the mace the WRONG WAY... well, call yourself a chef salad spritzer.

the mace only works if you hold it up and out and pointed straight at the bear's face and don't let go of the button no matter what.  while they love the taste, they aren't so fond of the stuff getting in their eyes.  but it takes a LOT to deter an angry/hungry bear.

And as i can attest from this past summer when i stumbled up on on one... noise isnt always in your best interest.  Mr Bear wanted a nice peaceful - i.e. QUIET - dinner eatting his rotting salmon.  As long as hubby & i were quiet, Mr Bear ignored us - as soon as we spoke or even whispered, that bear's head would come up and turn and look right at us like "ok, one more time, i know you are a slow human, but BE QUIET!"

ok.. off to wrap christmas pressies and to try to recreate my radiosity  dot issue.

Rarer than a hairy egg and madder than a box of frogs....

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