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.

Features

• 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

R. Shamms Mortier has written a number of successful books, contributes to a variety of industry magazines, and is a regular contributor to the Graphics Resource Club (http://www.graphicsresourceclub.com). He resides in Vermont and can be reached at rshamms@together.net