Product Description

Bryce is a program used to create stunning scenes and environments. This text provides insights into the hidden tools and functionality which users may have overlooked, providing in-depth tutorials and creations to teach new skills and encourage increased performance. The emphasis throughout the book is on the creation of eight different projects, from beginning to completion. The projects range from "The Great Blue-Ice Throne Room" to the "Adobe of the Lizard Masters". Every step of the creation process is covered in these detailed, hands-on projects to illustrate the variety of uses for Bryce in conjunction with other popular tools. The final part of the book includes an extensive colour section illustrating each of the projects in the form of a comic. This unique approach aims to provide all types of Bryce users from 3D designers, artists, movie-makers and game designers, to fantasy and comic book designers with innovative ideas, to use in their own creations. Explaining how to use Bryce as a high-end, professional illustration tool in conjunction with other powerful programs including KPT, Photoshop and Poser, the text: shows how to use KTP 3, 5, and 6 for dramatic effects; teaches 3D scene composition and lighting in new ways; presents digital artists with new ways of illustrating stories; shows users how to create all types of environments and worlds from photorealistic to complete fantasy; and demonstrates the use of a variety of elemental effects for creating new worlds. The CD (Win and Mac) includes objects and scene material used to create the projects covered in the book. Animations from these projects are also included along with a variety of demo programs.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #885963 in Books
• Published on: 2001-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 401 pages

Customer Reviews

Photorealistic?
Yet another poor publication from River Media! I have 2 of their guides to Bryce (the other being Bryce 5 Handbook), which I've already reviewed as being pretty badly written. This is much the same with whole swathes of the Handbook being pasted into this book too. The projects are largely unimpressive and uninteresting with a lack-lustre approach I've come to expect from this publisher.

I'd recommend downloading user tutorials from internet sites, which are far more interesting and informative.

When you see River Media publications, see what else is on offer from other publishers before you shell out your money!

Poor and uninspiring
As I should have expcted from this author it is not well written, has dull and uninspiring projects and in the end tells you very little. Bryce is a fun programme and fairly easy to use. This book does not do it justice and is a waste of money.