Creating textures is very hard and demanding work. Whatever you decide (freebies or thank-you) I'm sure the graphic community here will appreciate your generosity. Great work!!

So far, the ones I've downloaded have been ok. But remember, you may not have all the material files, so you may end up having to put your own materials on some areas of the model. Again, I am very new to 3D art. I got Bryce 17 months ago and have only had Poser a short time. So, I am not the expert. There are a TON of people here who know way more about this than I do. Good luck. And try the program. You may be surprised. :)

That's pretty much what it does. And obj with make a mtl file when it is created. If Bryce doesn't understand where to find the materials, then it can give you a Bad I/O error. Just load the obj into Metal Fixer and it will "fix" whatever is wrong so that Bryce can read it. I wasn't able to import most Poser objs into Bryce until I found that. It's a wonderful tool, especially for beginners who don't feel comfortable editing their own obj or mtl files.

This will solve your Bad I/O errors. It is a free utility that takes an obj and "fixes" it. Here's the home page. Take a look. And it is definitely worth the time. http://www.fignations.com/jelisa/mtl/mtl_fixer.html

When I was importing OBJs into Bryce, it used to tell me all the time... "Bad I/O Media" Then, I found MeTaL Fixer, and Bryce and I haven't fought about importing objects in a while. I think it saved my marriage to Bryce.

Yeah. Or, "Hey, if you'd offer me a cup of coffee once in a while, I wouldn't be so cranky."

You know, I do kind of get a warm, fuzzy feeling when I open Bryce and see that wonderful wire mesh ground plane just waiting for me to put a materal on it. :) Then about 24 hours later, that feeling has really disintegrated my losing my temper and screaming at the program... "WHY WON'T YOU COOPERATE AND JUST DO WHAT I WANT - THE FIRST TIME" And then, I log on to Renderosity Bryce forum and find the answer. Hmmm. Do you think the yelling may be hurting the programs delicate psyche?

This is the Roobol image I was thinking of. And it was done in Bryce 3. I'm not saying, only use pictures to make your image. But it is a tool that you can use. http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=32645 This is the one by Laurie S http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=174023

I agree on the no imports. You can take a picture of what you want and put it on a 2D face. Then make the transparency for it. If you want "shadows", the import the picture into a lattice and set it behind the 2D. Look at Roobol (sp?) He mentioned in one of his Bryce images that he imported the character as a 2D face. Also, LaurieS created a beautiful "Rivendell Light" scene where she put the figure in as a 2D face. Since it is part of the basic Bryce package, then that should fall within the rules. Of course, I've been known to be wrong on more than one occasion :)

This is an EXCELLENT idea. I see all these wonderful art works created in four or five programs. And just because they are "rendered" in one or the other, it is put in that Gallery. It doesn't make them any less of an art form. Those seem to be the rules. But people... Bryce allows for 2D pictures with one of their presets. So, you can, within the rules, create a GOD in Poser, export it as a picture, and import it on a 2D face. That is within the rules of Bryce as that is what the 2D face was designed for. And Bryce is an awesomely powerful program. Very few people here, including myself, take advantage of all the wonderful "tools" this program has. It seems to be a scene "plugin" for Poser "characters." And that's ok too. I am anxiously awaiting the entries!! This truly a challenge!