Anyone have some suggestions on creating a room in Bryce 4. I want to create a tackle shop. I cannot seem to get it right when it comes to lighting and such, I'm beginning to get frustrated with Bryce... I'm considering buying Vue, with Corel's trouble I don't know if waiting is worth it, will we even get the update to 5 for cheap since we are 4 users?

I posted a tiny tutorial on making walls in bryce. It may be of no use at all but it makes the walls and much easier to make. http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?Form.ShowMessage=101247 Hope this is of some help Glengarry

when I make a room, I make a full room, with all 4 walls and a ceiling. The lighting is made to emulate the light sources that would be in the room, using spotlights and radial lights. It may be more work that way, but it gives me more control over the lighting because it shuts out Bryce's sunlight, except for what would normally show through windows.

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try this tutorial http://www.brycetech.com/tutor/bryce/inside.html good luck and feel free to email me :) BT

Thanks to all of you! These do help, When I'm done with a scene I will post it for all of you to see. Thanks again!

First and foremost, create a custom sky that has the lighting behavior you want (especially ambient color & intensisity, sun color, dome color & height) Creating a custom sky will save you headaches later. (I have a sky tutorial at: http://www.bryce4all.com/tutorials.htm ) Next, you don't neccessarily have to create all four walls. The only time a closed room is neccessary is if you have a mirror or other reflective surface that will show the missing wall. Radial lights are your friend. Use them often. Turn down their intensity. Give them some color (Click E and then set the color). Warm yellows, soft blues, soft greens, soft lavandars work well. One light source isn't going to cut it. You will need at least three lights, possibly more. You'll find that your walls will get in the way of selecting other things, so assign family colors to similar things. Doing so will make selecting things like the walls vs the shelf and the tackle box easier. Practice, practice practice. =-)

Thanks!