Like Artur, Silverblade and others, I first discovered CG art through Bryce which I got from a magazine cover disk. For months I had fun putting shiny spheres over water and making primitive space scenes. It was pretty cool. But then one day I got another magazine with a great palm tree in it and a copy of Vue 2. I loved that palm tree.  I've been with Vue ever since. However, I still use Bryce for abstracts and texture harvesting. ( I don't throw anything out of my toolbox. I just get a second toolbox lol..) But Vue led to my growth as an artist and now I use it as my staging application for everything from mural work to exhibit design and work for architects. It also led me to the somewhat lucrative sideline of content creation for which I am very grateful.