Hey guys im new at this thing, just a quick question

A number of artists are using Bryce in novel ways to create thier walls. Others use more costly and sophisticated solutions such as Lightwave or 3DS MAX and even Maya.

Bryce is a good starting point cost wise. The only real limitation is that you are restricted to how intense of custom models you can make with it. Along with the tendancy to put together a ton of landscape scenes. Like the literature says, create your first scene in 5 minutes with Bryce. But in its defense, it is a great starting point with easy to learn controls, good lighting manipulation, texture application. Then once you decide if you can handle the 3D enviroment you can move up to Ray Dream Studio, Maya, 3DMax, and numerous other high end programs. But if you are just getting started there are a ton of sites on the net that offer custom models that you can use in your creations. So for a while you can expand your walls from the limited library. Check out http://www.corel.com to find out more about Bryce or check out some larger stores for the 4.0 version which would be on a cheaper end of the starting point, since 5.0 is the newest release and if memory serves me it is in the $300 range.

I have been using Vue d'Esprit lately Yellow911GT3. Bryce is nice also for beginners. The 3D Max, Lightwave and Maya that his honorable Dangeruss speaks of are very high end modellers. Mucho expensive but you get what you pay for.

...or you could be like the lame samurai mooshoo and use Photoshop for all your stuff. You won't be able to do some of the stuff you can in a 3D editor mentioned above ^ but it's still a blast with many features.

btw: a yellow GT3!? What r u thinking man? I'll take my Porsche grey, and a 911 GT1

Start with Bryce, then, once you get the hang of it, chuck it away.
Unless, that is, you DON'T try to do palm trees and damn dolphins.
Maybe learn traditional art methods first. Get an eye for aesthetic appreciation, then chuck out Bryce again...

Soooo....the palms and dolphins are like hieroglyphics of the letters "X" and "P".....

Yes...some people can't spell 'XP'....

Jafo, yes unfortunatly the majority of of people using bryce only do landscapes, but there is a lot more that can be done. Most of my stuff is totally abstract but it is done in bryce. The benefit is that you have easy control over lightling and camera position. Unfortunatly it gets a bad rep for only being good for landscapes.

Mobius....yes, I know that in the right hands, any tool will do a great job. The trouble is, some people rely on the tools to compensate for an inherent lack of technical ability.
A good painter doesn't need a good brush.....heck, he doesn't even need a brush at all.
A bad painter buys a spray can.......
[oh...you know what I mean....it's late]....

I guess I just was never into Flipper....

Oh do not get me wrong I totally agree there are a lot of paint by number users on bryce. Which is a shame, but hey I guess we all learn or start somewhere. And no I was never into flipper either. Now aquawoman that is a different story.