Diane! Very nice - I like it. The mirror effect is great! Clint

Gorgeous... simply wonderful Diane. My best to you and yours as well. Thanks for sharing this, Bill BBay.com

::Stunned:: Wow... You just keep getting better and better Diane, I have no chance on keeping up with you :o) Thanks!!! Happy Holidays :o) Jack

Beautiful Diane! Love that hair! 3...2...1... -Rob

Thanks, guys. I just wish I was faster at it. Takes me so darn long to do anything (not counting Bryce rendering time). I'm such a perfectionist. Course I guess I could stay out of the Tavern for a while. LOL. Don't sell yourself short, Jack. Your stuff is getting better all the time. Remember, I have an art background. That's not essential, but it kind of gives you a head start. Diane

:;chuckles:: Maybe I should see about going back to school :0) Jack

What on earth for? Maybe you can learn a few shortcuts to techniques in art school, but no amount of schooling can make up for doing. And you've either got a feel for it or not. They can't teach you that in school, IMHO. Course that comes from someone who's largely self-taught. LOL. I think you have a good eye. You just need to keep doing. Diane

Thank you Diane, your a sweetie!! Um, does this mean I have to get into the gun fight also? LOL Jack

Oh lord, I'll never live that one down, will I? Would you believe it was all the fault of those "devils" you have working for you? They are a BAD, BAD influence, hehe. Diane

Yeah, uh huh, like you did nothing to provoke it, eh?? Just two men so willing jumping at the chance to fight for a beautiful a beautiful and talented woman. Nope... can't see why they would fight over you :oP Jack

Um, I'd had too much to drink? Uh, they'd had too much to drink? It was Brunhilda's evil spell? I am completely innocent!

Okay, I will give you the benefit of the doubt... unless of course we should get together a jury of your peers and try you for being your wonderful self :o) Jack

Oh, my peers are trying! And what happens if I'm convicted? wink

I just want to know who this "other" guy is in this pic of you, Diane! ;) Foxhollow (following the adventures of Diane the Innocent and waiting impatiently for the comic to arrive)

Wonderful Diane, it is a very stunning picture. I hope the new Millennium brings many blessings to you. smiles

::just smiles:: I can think of a few things, Diane... ::chuckling:: Jack

Thank you, LilWolf. I know the new Millennium will bring many blessings to us all. The end of this one has brought me many wonderful new friends and moved me to create artwork that would never have happened had it not been for their inspiration and support. I thank you all! Foxhollow, I'll never tell! LOL.

I'll just bet you can, Jack! I guess I'd just have to throw myself on the, um, mercy(?) of the court... ::raises one eyebrow and smiles:: Diane

:;wonders just how far he can take this and chuckles:: Throw yourself on the Mercy of the court eh?? ::opens his mouth to say something and snaps it shut:: Err.... ah... okay :o) Jack

I don't think she should kiss her father that way. Only kidding. Incredible.

Ah Jack, I'm surprised. You showing restraint? ;-D

One in my position must show terrible restraint right now ::chuckles:: Lord knows if I made one itty bitty mistake ... one tiny error... lord knows it would be reported.. ...somewhere. But never fear, dear... ::chuckles:: I'll get ya when you and no one else is looking LOL Jack

I'll be keeping one eye open at all times! LOL Diane

Beware.... hehehe Jack

::walks in with extra spools of wire, tool belt and a few left over serveilance cameras:: Whew! ok, just like you asked for jack, i got the cameras set up in Diane's... oops, um, HEY Diane!! how's it going?... ::quickly turns around:: um, talk to ya later, jack ::waves to Diane with a nervous smile as he slinks out:: um, somebody else, not me- someone else ENTIRELY!

Oh sure, Ed. I thought you were my friend? You can't fool me. I know it's you! ::grabs the tool belt:: You men always stick together, don't you? Except, of course, when you both want the same thing and only one of you can have it! ::pulls out the electric drill:: Now get this stuff out of here or... Diane

Hmmm... she said only one, huh? :o) ::leans in close to Ed:: You did get them situated right? As requested?? And the VCR is running right?? ::blushes and whistles innocently as Diane looks at him:: What??? :o) Jack

All right, you two. Out... out! Can't a girl have any privacy? ::thinks to herself, "Hmf, if they want a show, I'll give them a show..."::

::looks at Ed and shrugs:: You and I can still talk in that one area... she isn't likely to find us there LOL ::looks at Diane and winks, walks out humming a John Mellencamp song under his breath:: Jack

::smirks:: hey, no prob, Diane, see them right over there by the mirror and the dresser... GONE! HISTORY!!! ::whistles while he tears them down:: ::whispers to Jack:: sprite was right, these FAKE ones came in handy! OK, DIANE, ALL GONE!! just a friendly little joke, we had NOOO intention of invading your privacy. Swear to God! Honest!! No, seriously! Really!! None whatsoever!! ::bursts out laughing unable to keep a straight face any longer:: Devil's Henchman

::nod nod nod:: We leave you alone now LOL Jack

::picks up the phone as soon as those scoundrels are out the door:: Brunhilda, can you come over? I really need some company. It seems that all of my friends have deserted me and I'm so lonely...

Ha, ha, haa--I missed all the fun this weekend, I see. Better check all those corners and cracks and crevices, Diane. The OTHER Diane (B)

Looking at this, I'm curious. Don't want to know all your secrets, Diane, but I'm wondering if you exported/imported the 2 figures together--with or without the props? And, if so, did you have any problems? I'm assuming that you then 'retextured' them from within Bryce also--or NOT?? The effect of the mirrored walls and ceilings are really great-all the little images of the couple and the harlequin pattern of the floor reflecting and then reflecting again is really neat. Also--a terrific job with the symmetrical lattice too. Love the image. Diane B

Diane, I tried bringing them in together with the props, but found it too hard to manage selecting that way, so I imported each figure (with it's props) separately and then repositioned them (a big pain, as you know). No problems with the props or the figures, though. The flute and champagne bottle were converted to obj props in Poser, so they imported into Bryce with the figures without a hitch. I've noticed that dxf hair or props on a figure will screw up the import every time. Then I applied all my textures again within Bryce (also a pain). I wish there was a way to keep the textures applied when you import to Bryceor is there and I just don't know about it? Keep watching, Diane. The fun hasn't ended yet. I never could resist a challenge! Diane G

Well, often my textures come in with the figures, but they aren't 'strong' enuf--you know what I mean. Fiddling with them in the materials lab just improves them considerably. And then--try importing a figure with Yamato's hair--geez. If you look on the Bryce forum, I got so far and can't figure out the last part. I'm just experimenting with the hair, so haven't played with the figure texture, etc. I know how to do that so that isn't a problem. But--the transmaps for the hair are another issue. I have't tried Allie's hair yet either. I'm sure you'll do some wonderful things with Poser/Bryce. I'm hoping I can get a bit of focus this winter and move on, but I don't know--I have a lot of 'issues' right now LOL (doesn't everyone?) Anxious to see your work--its inspiring. Diane B (damn, there are too many Diane's--maybe I'll just go back to picnic)

You do know that Bryce transmaps are opposite of Poser's, don't you? Black is transparent in Bryce, white in Poser, so you have to invert your map. How do you get the textures to import with your figures? The champagne bottle texture came in automatically, but my figure textures never do. Do they have to be in the same folder? And yes, Diane was a very popular name for a certain era of women... Funny, Linda was, too, but I don't see many of them on the Forums. Diane G

Yes, check the thread (I learned that fairly early on when I'd use masked flat squares and then, esp. when I used transmapped eyelashes and Anton's peacock--which drove me absolutely crazy for awhile LOL). I have the 'hair', but the 'base' is eluding me. I keep going back over my steps, how I've done the trans map (like the hair) and I still get the base. I know I must be overlooking something. The message URL is http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?ForumID=107&Form.ShowMessage=45737 If you have any thoughts I'd sure like to hear them. Have no idea how my textures import. When I export as .obj I have it textured, when it imports it asks me (generally) to 'find' the textures (I have all of my textures in texture folder-most of the ones I use are in P4import/women/by creator)-usually says 'texture was moved', etc. There have been a very few times when they didn't, but generally they do. However, look at the image I've referenced-that's how they come in--now compare to the Nene/redhead I did in Poser--this is your karynsansmakeup texture--no comparison until I 'fiddle' with the Poser version in material lab (and, of course, work with lights, etc.). Often, then, I will change 'pieces/parts', colors, etc.--esp in closeups-by referencing other textures than what I started with. No, you're right--no Linda's. However, , I think I was probably on the 'cusp' for the Diane's LOLOL. Diane B