Folks, I have been told there is a tutorial explaining how to make realistic clouds in Bryce. Can someone tell me where I can find it? Thanks! Pat

I'd like to know too, I've been having problems with them as of late.

Check the Bryce content CD, thought I saw one there....

narf??? Bryce Content CD?

uh, are you using 4 or 5? I have 5 and there is a content CD with animations, scene files, tutorials, etc. There was also a CD with Susan's book RWB, with content for Bryce4....those are the ones I mean...

And Foleypro's Cloud package has a tutorial on using 2d planes for clouds (he gets really spectular effects) and there may be one or two in the tutorial section on Rosity...there are some links I thnk in the Bryce tuts listing on my site...Check Brycetech, there may be some there, wait a minite.....

What I could find in the tuts I saved; http://www.landshapes.btinternet.co.uk/index1.htm http://www.landshapes.btinternet.co.uk/Pages/tutorials/tut_skies/tut4b.htm http://3dtoday.com/tutorials/2002/May/BryceClouds/default.asp http://www.renderosity.com/messages.ez?Form.ShowMessage=1418209 http://www.brycetech.com/tutor/bryce/cloud.html http://www.vanlippe.com/files/volume.html http://www.vanlippe.com/files/vol_mat.html http://www.antialias.info/sky.html http://www.pinhead.robbes.com/tutorial/Skyfx/sfx1.html Keyes Roobol has one occdoug has one Not all apply to clouds specificaly, some do, worth a look at least....

The $80 bryce 5 thats on sale now doesn't come with a content CD. Bought a copy for my father... and it sure wasn't in there.

Agreed--I didn't get the content CD with my copy of Bryce either :( What types of good stuff are we missing?

Yep.... same here... no content CD with my copy of Bryce 5 as well....

Ok... Zhann has several sets of cloud Packages at Higher resolutions then mine and several Texture Packages that folks might need to look at... Here ya go... Start off with an awesome Cloud Pic that you took or got off the internet...Bigger resolutions the better...2000x2000 is fine but I like them bigger for more realistic shots,Now apply a 2d square to your scene and go into the Picture editor and Import your Photograph....Now comes the fun stuff...After clicking the check mark to apply the cloud Pic to the 2D square you need to go into the Material editor and change the Ambience settings to 0 and then click on the upside down triangle to get into the shadow options and click all of the shadow settings to off...Click the check mark and then again...Now you are in your scene again and what you need to do is move the Square to beyound your scene and I always move it up to a Quarter of an inch above the Horizon line and Add 2-3Haze That matches the bottom of the cloud Pic...Wow starting to look good but the dang 2Dsquare is way too small....Well stretch it to fit your scene then after it is fitted to your scene do a quick render and make sure all of your borders are covered...SAVE...Now you can go several different ways to Color your Clouds By using Lights and or also changing the colors in the Material settings dots....For any more little hints and treasures it's in the Package...

Okay, on the Bryce 5 content CD there are the things listed above. The terrain libraries are cool, and the sky presets (all in addition to the ones that come installed, the Artists folder list the major players in Bryce (except for Rohr) their techniques and scenes files(for some of them) some animations, light gels and such, etc. Thanks Foleypro, you're such a sweetie...:)Did you find the leak?

Not yet...But my main man is on it...Funny tho He says the link dissapeared like maybe 3-4 hours after I mentioned it here....But he says he has records and will try...It is nice Knowing a computer Geek and a Internet Investigator...Like I said damage has been done and it is my fault for being to trusting and free with Extra's...More records I guess....

Attached Link: http://www.3dcommune.com/3d/galview.mv?Bryce+f3XGoJtuU+0972247089

I saved a couple of links from previous discussions... they may help... http://home.attbi.com/~paulvlos/Cloud_Tut/Combinationsky1.htm