Forum: Bryce

Subject: Wow, I actually (Finally) got a tutorial up..."The Shape"

AgentSmith opened this issue on May 28, 2003 ยท 36 posts

AgentSmith posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 3:39 AM

Attached Link: Bending Bryce with Photoshop

This is a tutorial on how I used Photoshop and Bryce to bend rj001's Shape to my will. (From April's Bryce Forum Challenge) It goes through the entire process of one of the shapes I used in the Challenge. Real easy, no talent required, lol. Next up...the (accursedly complex) ocean water... AgentSmith

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bikermouse posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 3:46 AM

Great ! Thank you!

DreamWarrior posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 3:53 AM

Great, as always, AS. Thank you very much!


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ICMgraphics posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 4:57 AM

Bring On the ACOW!! Thanks AS (Accursedly Complex Ocean Water) ;)

bikermouse posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 5:27 AM

I wonder how hard it will be to swim in Accursedly Complex Ocean Water?

AgentSmith posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 5:38 AM

Why, accursedly hard, of course. AS

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bikermouse posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 5:49 AM

ouch

Doublecrash posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 6:07 AM

That's good, AgentS. Thanx!

SAMS3D posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 7:32 AM

This is great, thank you...Sharen

wildman2 posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 9:27 AM

thankyou thankyou thanktou

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cambert posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 9:54 AM

Great tutorial AS; gonna try it out later. One tiny point: the version of Lattice Composer that's available now is a later one than you used - it hasn't got the setting you mention but there's still plenty to play around with. Can't wait to get back to my Bryce machine now :-)

catlin_mc posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 10:52 AM

Thank you AS, I was hoping we'd get this tutorial soon. I'm away to try it now. Catlin

eelie posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 11:16 AM

Great! I'm really looking forward to the ocean tut. :o)

Peggy_Walters posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 3:41 PM

Thanks you! This looks great. Peggy

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AgentSmith posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 4:48 PM

Cambert "it hasn't got the setting you mention" Which setting is that? Bryce 5 has everything Bryce 4 has. AS

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AgentSmith posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 5:00 PM

I may realize what you may be talking about. Bryce 4 vs. Bryce 5's Terrain Editor is layed out a little differently. Hopefully this pic clears things up? AS

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catlin_mc posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 5:27 PM

You can only do this clipping if you use a lattice it doesn't appear if you use a terrain. At least it doesn't for me. Catlin

AgentSmith posted Wed, 28 May 2003 at 7:02 PM

Actually, you should be able to clip either a Terrain or a Lattice. I've always been able to. (B4 or B5) It's just in the tutorial I used a symmetrical lattice to make the shape. AS

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Zhann posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 12:26 AM

Where did you find the 'Redfield Lattice Composer'? I have PaintShopPro but the basics are the same, no?

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AgentSmith posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 1:32 AM

Attached Link: Redfield Plugins

I just did a search engine search for freeware plugins, found some sites that listed a lot of free ones, and tripped over Redfields plugins. It does say at the site that the Redfield plugins are Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Photo-Paint compatible, and I would assume the plugin gui looks/works basically the same way in each program. But, don't quote me on that, I only own Photoshop. AS

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cambert posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 3:43 AM

Sorry, AS, I probably wasn't being clear. The Lattice Composer plug-in that's available now is a later version: currently it's v1.13 whereas your screenshot says you used v1.02. The 'Octopus Licence' setting isn't there any more, and the presets included are very 'regular'. None of them are as interesting as the one you used. There are more controls, but it's difficult to get that pleasing, organic kind of irregularity that you got with the Octopus preset. It would need something like the Photoshop 'Wave' filter, run after the Lattice Composer, to get that now (unless I'm missing a trick here :-)

Zhann posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 4:13 AM

Thanks for the link, downloaded it... cambert, I noticed that also in the newer version :(

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AgentSmith posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 4:26 AM

Let me go get the newer version and take a look. AS

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AgentSmith posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 5:18 AM

Wow, had no idea this was the situation. I have e-mailed Redfield asking them for help with this. Hopefully they will give me a way to put the old preset in the new version, otherwise my tutorial is basically worthless. AS

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ringbearer posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 8:05 AM

Attached Link: http://www.redfieldplugins.com/faq.htm

Look in the FAQ section, there is a question there about a tutorial using the older version of lattice composer and a link to download the old version. Just downloaded and installed it, the octopus preset is in it. YAAAAY!!

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cambert posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 8:47 AM

How perfect is that? Brilliant news :-)

AgentSmith posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 2:50 PM

Attached Link: Version 1.02

Yup, got the reply back from John Redfield, here is the link to the old version 1.02 (also, thanks ringbearer) I just tried it and it comes with the "Octopus License" preset. Just unzip it and throw it into your plugin directory. AgentSmith

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AgentSmith posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 3:29 PM

Tutorial has been updated, thanks again cambert for the info!! AS

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cambert posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 4:44 PM

My pleasure, thanks for the great tutorial :-)

AgentSmith posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 4:54 PM

Attached Link: Samples

Yeah! Cool... No prob. p.s. - anyone downloading (any or both versions) of the Lattice Composer plugin; (If you haven't) Be sure to go to the "Samples page and look for the 3 Filter Samples that can be used specifically for Lattice Composer (Fancy Photo Frames, Around Face, and ICE Text 3D) They hold downloadable presets that can be installed and used. (i.e.; It gives you more "stock" presets in your drop down menu in your plugins) AS

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Zhann posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 5:45 PM

Got'em all can't wait to play!

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bikermouse posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 6:22 PM

Thanks, Agent Smith! There's a lotta info there! -TJ

Zhann posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 6:32 PM

Just a second here, can you have both new and older versions coexisting in the plugins folder (before I try and end up with no plugins at all s)?

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bikermouse posted Thu, 29 May 2003 at 6:48 PM

Zhann, Thanks! I kind of thought it was C&J. Yes! I just tried it in photoshop - move the k102 folder to your plugins directory after unzipping it. - TJ

AgentSmith posted Fri, 30 May 2003 at 4:12 AM

I have the old and new versions both working. Try putting them into seperate folders under the Plugins folder. That's what I have. AS

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Zhann posted Fri, 30 May 2003 at 7:05 AM

ok

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