Vue is really great, but i would recommend Cinema 4D.

Oh yes and to experiment is the best way to learn :)

Oh yes and experiment is the best way to learn :)

Essentially Photoshop Elements is the same as Photoshop 6, but less features, and Elements 2 would be version 7 with less features. Before i bought PS 7 i had purchased Elements 2 and it is fairly good for it's price. But hte full version of PS 7 is the real powerhouse. -LeFrog

Also there exists another awesome (but pricey) app out there. http://www.idvinc.com It is called SpeedTree -LeFrog

Oh yes sorry Megalodon, they are in the process of working on XFrog 4 for lightwave. I just assumed you had 3.5 or something. And satfj you can check out some XFrog images at their site. But once again you cannot compare XFrog (plant software) to Vue (a realistic terrain software). However you can use XFrog plants in Vue, many do.

Actually megalodon, XFrog does have a plugin that you can import your xfrog trees into Lightwave. -DarkSun

Well using the airbrush may not be so good, but it can work i would change the blend mode and lower the opacity a bit. And for the images (if you use them) you must make a precise selection before pasting, as not to have it look like pasted on clip art, it must blend in with the image. But you can always use the blur and sharpen tool for the edges. -LeFrog

Well you can very well take images of leaves and such and make a precise selection of them and then paste those leaves on a layer seperate from the mushroom. Also there is an option of using brushes if you want or if you are better at Photoshop you can always paint them. -LeFrog

You would have to caliber your monitor, or you may also use color profiles (edit>color settings) also your images should always be in CMYK for printing, and RGB for web. -LeFrog

One way you can do it (but does not work that well) is click on the move tool and hit CTRL T, then hold down the shift and CTRL key. This method does not help to be precise, but the image quality seems to not change much. Alternatively when using the transform you can hold the CTRL key, but you will loose detail. One thing to note is that you should always work with bigger images. You can always make it smaller if it is too big and not loose quality, but resizing a small image to be larger is a big no because quality will always be lost. -LeFrog

Well Barbara, are you certain that when you were working on the image that color management was on? This does effect it, also calibrating your monitor is good. But you need only worry about that mostly for print work. Maybe post a before and after image, and i can see what the problem may be. -LeFrog

Well i would not worry to much about that issue, however if you are really considered about how others see your image you can always save the image with your icc profile. -LeFrog

Your welcome :)

It was worth the try. - LeFrog