Dhama has thrown down the gauntlet with this challenge for the month of October.

Bryce Only
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to produce a piece of art that utilizes anything that Bryce can offer. The topic can be whatever you feel you excel at using Bryce, so the object of this challenge is to produce something in YOUR style.

So anyway, heres the crunch. Only Bryce can be used. Everything produced in the artwork/scene should be already present in Bryce......e.g. construction of objects, trees, lighting.
Absolutly no postwork is allowed this time round, it'll will be nice to see the possibilities of Bryce.... so the render should be the final stage.

So here is what you CAN add...... 
You can make your own MATs with graphic or photgraphs, *but absolutly no photgraphic objects, e.g. on 2D plane.
*Your signature if you so desire.

To recap, Make something or create a scene using ONLY Bryce.

I realise that importing is part of Bryce, but this time, no importing except for the creation of new textures.

Personally I think there is a lot of talent that can achieve this right here. Let's prove once and for all that Bryce can also be a standalone tool and sole creator of fine artwork.

Get to it people.....

All genres are encouraged.

**The Deadline will be 12 MIDNIGHT ROSITY TIME October 31th 2009

Contestants are permitted only one (1) entry.**

**WARNING!!!!!  Anyone posting finished renders in the galleries before the end of voting will be disqualified from this challenge.
WIPS are fine as long as they are only posted in this thread.

The rules page can be viewed here:
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/showthread.php?thread_id=2771125

(Edited to hide my stupid mistakes.)**

Quote - Orbital has thrown down the gauntlet with this challenge for the month of October.

LOL, you're over worked and underpaid mate. :lol:

p.s kudos and credit to Fran for her metal texture i'm using

p.p.s let me know if this is boring

Amazing stuff....  rj001...

 F**k yeah man...I'm bored to inspiration...LOL...good stuff RJ.. ...

Quote - "Orbital has thrown down the gauntlet with this challenge for the month of October."

LOL, you're over worked and underpaid mate.

 
And I'm out of coffee. ![](http://www.renderosity.com/mod/forumpro/art/emoticons/ohmy.gif)  
 
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Thanks for reposting your work here RJ !

Hi......never entered a challenge here before.......Finished product gets posted in this thread?  Should i post a WIP or keep it secret till its done? Can i put a frame on the pic? If so, can i use PS or will it have to be a Bryce frame?

Wips should be posted here. Your finished images will be posted on an entry page which I will create soon.The specific rules for this challenge are at the top of this thread in the first post.

Ya, i read the specifics...but it doesnt specifiy if a image frame is allowed or not, only a sig. i usally put a black and white frame with my sig.

Ah! Ok! Yup you can put a frame around your work.

koo, koo

Q; Thought I might enter, but I'm getting to know the built-in HDRI features and the image I'm working on depend on using it with "as background" setting on. The HDRI image is "Cherry Blossom" which is included in th Bryce6 package. Will this break the rules? It is all Bryce including primitives, boolean and terrain.

TJohn, there are no lighting restrictions on this challenge, mate. Go for it.

Thanks!

ENTRY PAGE IS UP!

(Edit) I've just realised that this pic won't quailfy because of the stainded-glass windows. Jeez!

could you not just use the glass in the real windows as a material for glass in a Bryce constructed window frame?

I suppose I could, but I'd lose the cool reflections on the wall. I'd like to have to 'god rays' there as well but I don't remember how to do those.

When i used god rays i used a cone with modified clud texture, it can be done with 'volumetric world' but the render times can be horrendous, and if you make the matrial a glass it should make reflections but still have the originla image as a colour gel.

Thanks, RJ.

Hi everyone! Just to clarify, can I use those plant and grass objects that come with bryce?? 

Lown - yes.

Can someone point me to a good looking steam effect? Whenever I try to make steam the sphere outline shows up.  Rj?

bryce has a volumetric cloud i use, which shouldnt show shpere lines, and you can change the fuzzy factor for density, i find its better than the steam cloud preset. it looks lika dark ball of belly button fluff in the materials library, but renders as you see in m y image

Thanks for the input. I'll give it a go. Thanks again.

Quote - Hope it doesnt contravene any rules, dont think so. But ive uploaded the Cargo Bug model from my render into Free-Stuff, if anyone wants a huge collection of BOoooooleans this is it hahahah. (allow time for approval)

hmmm....sounds like a bribe for votes.  :P

Azraelll - if you really think that then dont vote for me. Sheesh

wow...i guess a sense of humor is too hard to render up. Im entering the challenge myself....why would i vote for you or anyone else? Thats like a runner in a marathon grabbing someone behind him and pushing them ahead.

*Azraell - Im entering the challenge myself....why would i vote for you or anyone else?

*Well i guess to show support for your fellow artists. I always vote wether i enter or otherwise, mayhaps you dont see this challenge in the same light as us.

So your saying this just a popularity contest rather than a test of skills?  Entry A is a single sphere over water and has a 1000 friends here.... and Entry B is the most breath taking piece of work anybody has ever seen but has only 1 friend....Entry A wins?   You can have it.

And what support are you referring to?  I never got any "support" when i started here. Couldnt even get a answer to a question. I was told to do and learn it myself.  No problem.

Again, ask santa for a sense of humor.

Nice. I guess that's why your gallery is empty. As this thread shows, you can ask a question and have it answered.

Dude, lighten up.

Rj, Thank for your input on the steam. I turned it into dust instead. That was going to be the reason for this post. That is until I read the remarks above. Not wanting to make enemies here. But I always say put up or shut up.

Azrealll,

I look forward to seeing your challenge entry.

God Rays?  There is no better God rays than the one's invented by Frozencry all those years ago at Bryce5.com. Here is a link to the original formula for God rays in Bryce:

http://www.bryce5.com/details.php?image_id=1144

I used this in my most recent render link below:
http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1962886

Hope this helps.

OK let's keep this one civil shall we?

So he comes in acting like a D-bag and im told to lighten up. jeez

Galleries empty cause i cleared it out long ago in anticipation for some new stuff i was doing, but got caught up in this thing called life. Like working 10-12 hours a day, marriage, stuff like that. Cant all live in fantasy land.

 Azraelll,

Let me offer an apology for say some rude things to you.  I just put my big fat nose were it didn't belong. So again I"m really sorry. I guess I logged on and the moment caught me. My bad.

Like I said I'm not looking to make enemies around here.  And I really do look forward  to anything you may enter in the challenges. Hope there are no bad feelings.  

I have a question. I know the rules state "absolutely no photographic objects, e.g. on 2D plane."*
Does this include a graphic I make and add to a 2D plane for say a ground blast?

I think that would be a no-no. The result would be the same.
I'm hoping Dhama will come in here and say yay or nay.

I leave out then. I'll add it when I do my gallery post. Thanks Bryster.

Oh and sorry for the above. It's not may normal style. I guess his post just rubbed me the wrong way.

Bryster is there a problem with my challenge entry? Do I need to resubmit it?

you know vncnt, you have nothing to apologise for. ANything you wrote was fair comment - if one person can voice an opinion, then so can another. I am the one who has an issue with certain comments raised, but chose not to retort. No sense loading a gun. By the way your gallery is looking good.

Attached is the wire frame for my challenge post.

also for vncent see image for that helpful tip you were after...

No, my comments were not out of line. They hit the nail on the head perfectly.....now more than ever. Maybe you should let people fight their own battles and MYOB.

 And you loaded the gun the moment you opened your mouth with a doucheness that rivals anything ive seen.  Hate to see what youre like on April Fools day.

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