I started off using Bryce 5 for about 5 years and migrated over to VUE about 3 years ago.  Since then I have been busy in the gallery and forum for VUE and have been able to know many of the artists in that time.  I have noticed that in the past year new comers to VUE or at least people that are new to me, have been producing extremely great work and I have never heard of them.  Their first works are just incredible and I am curious is it that VUE is just such a wonderful program to use and makes it easy to create great images or are there just a great number of online resources available that aid in using VUE or other programs.  Or are these seasoned artists coming over to VUE from other programs.

I am asking because it took me about six years before things began clicking and I could begin making images that are well composed, have good lighting etc.

So if you have a minute or so, reply to this and let us know how you came to use VUE and maybe your experience with the other programs in your work.