Quote - I view software like brushes. No two programs are the same and like brushes they produce different effects. The same can be said for artists. Given the same palettes and brushes, canvas's, easels etc and subjects they will produce different products. The movement to realistic images in software is amazing but at what point are we right back at photography? Hyper realism in some images destroys the effect the artist is trying to create.  Also the separation of quality between props can throw a scene completely off in either program. I agree that Vue makes good images but in the final assesment many an experienced Brycer can give Vue a run for its' money in my eye. After all is not art impressionism and photography a recording medium? So are we trying to create art or just making a photograph......?

I agree with everything you say Mike, a Nissan Sentra would take you to the same place as a Ferrari what matters is that you get there but you have to keep the proportions. If you give the same talented artists both packages there is no doubt that he would have more tools and choices with Vue than with Bryce. It is because of it limitations than most artists produce pseudosurreal work with it. I am one of them and as I said I love Bryce. I am sure you could also produce surreal work with Vue. Bryce is so neat and easy that anybody can produce something nice. Have you seen the thousands of posts with fractal mountains with a procedural mat, a water plane, shiny spheres, checkerboard ground and two spheres with a planet look and its called " Twin Moons of planet Spartahjer" or something like that with a detailed description of its habitants. Bryce allows anybody to dream and create something. Is like Photoshop and the myriad of $ 49 dollars software out there. You may argue that Paint shop lets you do the same than CS5 but it is not really true.

So as you said both are just tools but you can not deny the fact that Vue is a much powerful tool, you could give Dali a brush and some ink and he would create something beautiful gige him a complete set of oils and... you get my point.

 

Andres

 

Mike