The Bryce 5 Handbook

Populate barren landscapes with far out vegetation; add clouds, sky, fog, or haze to your world; and learn how to animate environments these are just some of the creative possibilities you can explore with Bryce 5.

Bryce 5 has evolved into a powerful 3D tool that combines power and ease of use and provides beginning to advanced users with a plethora of creative options. Using the guidance and tutorials found in the Bryce 5 Handbook, you can master the interface and new tools of Bryce, and take your 3D skills to the next level of mastery. Youíll find helpful insights projects, and practice with a variety of topics and tools, including Primitives, Trees, Metaballs, Booleans, Terrain Models and Objects, the Materials Lab, The Deep Texture Editor, Atmospherics, Lights, Animation, and more. With the hands-on tutorials provided in The Bryce 5 Handbook, youíll increase your 3D skills and learn how to reproduce the awesome power and reality of nature.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Provides a tutorial-based approach to learning the powerful features of Bryce 5
• Teaches materials, infinite planes, animation, and modeling, including detailed coverage of Metaballs
• Provides helpful ideas for handshaking with other popular programs
• Includes and appendix on ìundocumentedî Bryce features
• Teaches innovative ways to create awesome textures for your Bryce worlds

On the CD!
Demos of Popular Applications

• Amapi 3D 6.1 (Win/Mac Demo)
• BodyPaint 3D (Win/Mac Demo)
• Illusion (Win Demo)
• Poser 4 and ProPack (Win/Mac Demo)
• Xfrog (Win Demo)
• Tutorial project files and images, materials, models, and textures
• Color images from the book

Contents

1. Bryce basic
2. Primitives
3. Trees
4. Metaball models
5. Booleans
6. Terrain models
7. Terrain objects
8. 2D picture objects
9. Material presets
10. The material lab
11. The deep texture editor
12. Infinite planes
13. Atmospherics
14. Light
15. The camera
16. Animation basics
17. Earth, air, water and fire
18. Objects animation
19. The advanced motion lab
20. Advanced animation techniques
21. Two projects

• About the CD-ROM
• Vendor information
• Bryce secrets revealed !
• Helpful handshaking