To add another vote, go with Susan Kitchens Real World Bryce. There are more tutorials out there than you can shake a stick at, also, on any number of sites. Here are a few to get you started: http://www.brycetech.com/ http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutbryce.asp http://www.bryce-alive.net/ http://www.halcyon.com/alrives/brycetips/tips/ and of course, there are tutorials here at Renderosity that excellent. We all started out looking at the Bryce interface with a look that screwed up our face. Time and a little patience is all you need.

Because I like to blow $%&# up.

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