@willie..no..got a tiny mouse..small enough to fit my hand.. and oh..heaven's sake..baby pink and silver..cldn't get white. rather girl teensy, i must say. :-p Cute.. 

@AS.. why have cracked versions of the free version?? That's a bit preposterous. Get the free version, with a proper serial, and happily..get up dates, etc. It's free!  Really..people have no sense. I didn't have to buy my first version of bryce.. 4.. it was. It was gifted to me. Any idea how much  it was during those days? 

artrage.. looks great.. looks good..will go thru the site..download a free trial if they have one..and see how it goes!Though already..it wins hands down price wise! 

Thanks AS! 

Lol...we look forward to your winding tuts... lots  to learn. 

@bobby..remind me of that when i decide to get an apple product. :-p

why have cracked versions of the free version?

• Pirates are like anyone else on the interenet, they want traffic. If a Warez file is offered on a "storage site" (rapidshare, etc, etc) and a user gets enough people to download their file(s), at a certain point they get points from rapidshare that they can then apply to paying for their own rapidshare account. (for their own downloading) Or, like any other site owner they want traffic to drive their ad revenue.

• Free Bryce still requires a serial number. Pirates would much rather plug in a stolen serial number than go through registering at Daz. But yeah, I bet some might get pissed off if they find out their "illegal" Bryce is actually just FREE, lol.

bryce 4. Any idea how much  it was during those days?

• B4 is when I got into Bryce but (much) later on and I was able to buy Bryce 4 for $150...or maybe it was $180? Can't remember. But, better than its original price of...what was it $300, $400?

I bought Bryce back in the meta creations era and recieved such shabby service as it was a broken version I nearly gave up and then they gave away the version I had just paid for and the fix in a compouter mag which pissed me off so bad I didn't have Bryce again till I started helping out here. DAZ is a way better owner than meta cretins were....

I got Bryce and Poser free off a magazine, tried both and decided that even though the controls looked the same, Bryce was easier to use - so much so that I got hooked by it, and ended up buying the upgrade the first chance I got.

I think that was either Bryce 3 or 4 and Poser was 3 I think... but I can't really remember.

AS... Artrage?  that's just under £40.00... hmmmm I've always wanted Painter - had an old freebie disc with Painter Classic that they wouldn't let me install cos I didn't have the magazine here with the serial number in it - It's probably at home buried somewhere in the Summerhouse.  It's well out of date anyway, Artrage might be the solution.  I might be able to afford that soon.  If our house move doesn't swallow everything.

What is the latest GIMP now?  I have 2.6 - if there's a newer one more like PhotoShop now, I'd go get it.

Your tut, Kirk, will it be possible to follow it in PhotoShop?

I bought Bryce and Poser at the same time when they were both at MetaCreations (hence the similarity of the UI). If I recall correctly (and what are the chances of that), they were at Bryce3D ("It Moves!") and Poser4. The pair cost me about $99 US, I was getting a break on the pair. For me it turned out to be money well spent. Then MetaCreations blew up and the pieces scattered all over.

Quote - Rosie, do you have a tablet?  Painter is a drag with a mouse.. 

@skiwillgee

Pun intended?

Your tut, Kirk, will it be possible to follow it in Photoshop?

• Oh yeah, in fact it is so simple, it is all the same exact settings and all the labels are called the same thing (in Gimp AND in Photoshop)

• Gimp is at version 2.8.2 right now.

oh good! @AS.

I downloaded the starter version of Artrage..gave up using that coz half the stuff wasn't available. downloaded the trial version..will have fun twiddling around with it and seeing what I can do.

Be sure to check the ArtRage forums for Users' custom brushes, one can get some great brushes there that will get you closer, faster to cool looking brushes without having to tweak the heck out of the default ones. (which aren't bad to begin with)

http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?20-Art-Supplies

Thanks AS!! will do. 

Sorry for the late reply..have been out of town visiting friends

As, I'm still waiting on that BIG scene file from you...when you decide to share it then i'll be happy...

You know which one...the one that i want to do but could never get things right in it ;)

Oh hi all, i'm around on here but due to pain meds i don't get to say much other than a quick post now and then.

Hi CD, I love your avatar, especially the expression.  That cup'll have the meds in it then.

Hi Fran, hes my early morning avatar with his coffee :)

Oh?  I thought that that steam was a miasma rising from the decoction of drugs you're taking at the moment.  I looked at his dour expression, and I thought for sure that was you!  Lol.  It's that slightly dopey, 'what's gonna hit me next?'  expression that does it.

Good avatar by the way, how did you make him?

Well to tell you the truth that look is what i look like when i wake up after being on the meds for a while :)

I found him on the net a while ago.

Here is the flooring from the last download on page 1 but this floor is made from a Terrain that was created to fit the existing image texture. It is seamless/tile-able. Bryce 7 scenefile (re-worked recently).

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Enjoy!

P.S.; I will get back to that Gimp/Bump/Terrain Tutorial and get it up here for you all!

Kirk

Thanks AS!

Those glazed green tiles are magnificent.

Smithy's just a boolean animal! Love it!

Wow! Thanks!! 

The object is made up of Bryce booleaned primitives.

Bryce 7 scenefile (Sept 2010).

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In the original Bryce 5 Scenefile (Nov. 2005)

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Bryce 7 Scenefile (June 2011).

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In the original Bryce 6 scenefile (March 2007).

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Ivy Generator - Version 2012 (Now fully multi-core optimized)

Ivy Generator - Original Version
(of which you can see this scenefiles render on the front page)

Bryce 5 Scenefile (Sept. 2005).

*NOTICE - While this also renders in Bryce 6 & 7, the lighting/atmosphere will be somewhat different looking.

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Bryce 6 Scenefile (March 2007).

*NOTICE - While this also renders in Bryce 7, the glass material will look quite different, this is because of some program change that was made between versions. For Bryce 7 users, I suggest (Inside Render Options) to try changing your Maximum Ray Depth to 12 and your Maximum TIR Depth to 12 to get your results close to what you see here.

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Enjoy!

Kirk

Cheers AS! It's xmas come early!

More to come!