Bryce 6 Training


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Bryce is a renowned 3D landscape and terrain creation application, offering users the ability to create and render stunning 3D environments. Whether you wish to model organic objects such as trees and foliage, or modern or ancient buildings, Bryce lets you do it all. Bryce's photorealistic rendering engine enables you to create realistic skies, vast oceans, distant galaxies and more. New HDRI-based lighting provides more realism to every scene. In this VTC course, author Dwayne Ferguson shows you step by step, how to get the most out of Bryce 6. Learn modeling, texturing, lighting, animation and more. Work Files are included. To get started today, simply click on one of the Bryce 6 lessons.

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Introduction
	Welcome to Bryce	(02:47)
	New in Bryce 6	(02:33)
	System Requirements	(03:12)
Interface
	Window and Palettes	(03:18)
	Nano Preview	(02:46)
	Control Palette	(04:04)
	Create Palette	(03:58)
	Edit Palette	(03:30)
	Display Palette	(07:09)
	Memory Dots	(02:50)
	Help Resources	(01:50)
	Preset Management	(02:39)
	Customization	(01:56)
	Tool Tips	(02:03)
3D Space
	Coordinates	(02:27)
	Work in 3D Space	(03:48)
	Place Objects	(02:59)
Creation Tools
	New Documents	(03:31)
	Creation Tools	(03:49)
	Primitives	(02:37)
	Planes	(02:42)
	Slabs	(02:16)
	Terrains	(02:36)
	Trees	(02:25)
Edit Objects
	Selection Methods	(03:33)
	Translate and Transform	(03:36)
	Parent Objects	(02:56)
	Families	(02:42)
	Hierarchies	(03:48)
	Random Replicate	(05:08)
Boolean Operations
	Model with Booleans	(05:25)
Lattice and Metaballs
	Symmetrical Lattice	(02:08)
	Custom Lattice pt. 1	(03:52)
	Custom Lattice pt. 2	(04:06)
	Metaballs	(03:01)
Terrains
	Create Terrains	(02:37)
	Terrain Editor	(04:59)
	Paint Tools	(04:59)
	Terrain Images	(04:53)
	Image Based Brushes	(04:19)
Trees
	Tree Lab Interface	(03:26)
	Tree Settings	(04:22)
	Foliage	(03:44)
Sky Creation
	Sky and Fog Palette	(03:20)
	Sky Lab pt. 1	(05:20)
	Sky Lab pt. 2	(04:41)
Lights
	Light Types pt. 1	(04:35)
	Light Types pt. 2	(02:43)
	Modify Lights	(04:53)
	Gels	(03:34)
Cameras
	Camera Shots	(04:00)
	Camera Properties	(02:02)
Rendering
	Rendering Explained	(02:48)
	Post-production	(02:14)
	Render Setup	(04:53)
	Render an Image	(03:44)
	HDRI pt. 1	(03:11)
	HDRI pt. 2	(03:56)
Animation
	Animation Concepts	(04:32)
	Keyframes	(03:00)
	Animation Controls	(03:55)
	Preview Animation	(02:56)
	Animate Textures	(02:11)
	Animate Terrains	(02:37)
	Spline Paths pt. 1	(02:55)
	Spline Paths pt. 2	(02:45)
	Tracking	(02:45)
	Animate the Camera	(03:00)
	Advanced Motion Lab	(05:07)
Textures and Materials
	Materials Lab	(04:17)
	Attributes pt. 1	(03:16)
	Attributes pt. 2	(02:40)
	Attributes pt. 3	(02:55)
	Surface	(02:20)
	Volume	(03:39)
	Libraries	(03:04)
	Pictures	(02:25)
	Deep Texture Editor pt. 1	(04:28)
	Deep Texture Editor pt. 2	(04:00)
External Applications
	Create 3D Models	(03:00)
	Export Formats	(04:28)
	Import into Bryce	(02:48)
	Create Textures	(04:22)
	Apply Imported Textures	(02:44)
Output
	Saving Movies	(03:51)
	Export Images	(03:41)
	Export Meshes	(03:01)
Project 1 - Misty Valley
	Build the Mountain	(03:44)
	Texture Mountains	(03:43)
	Carve the Canyon	(02:41)
	The River	(03:25)
	Plants and Foliage pt. 1	(05:27)
	Plants and Foliage pt. 2	(05:02)
	Haze and Fog	(03:29)
	Lighting	(05:07)
	The Mist	(04:01)
Project 2 - 27 Offline
	The Premise	(03:15)
	Build the Mech Arm pt. 1	(06:42)
	Build the Mech Arm pt. 2	(06:03)
	Build the Hand pt. 1	(04:18)
	Build the Hand pt. 2	(05:44)
	Imported Debris	(03:21)
	Rusted Boolean	(04:00)
	Pose the Arm	(05:06)
	Texture the Mech pt. 1	(07:07)
	Texture the Mech pt. 2	(04:57)
	Terrain and Boulders	(05:21)
	Lighting	(04:50)
	Atmospherics	(04:05)
Project 3 - Atlantis Discovered
	Underwater Landscape	(03:02)
	Buildings and Roads	(05:54)
	Altantean Device	(06:05)
	Submarine	(06:09)
	Caustic Effects	(03:16)
	Animate Textures	(03:58)
	Rendering	(02:37)
Resources
	Bryce Websites	(03:58)
	Magazines	(04:32)
Wrap Up
	Review	(02:47)
Credits
	About the Author	(02:03)

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Title:	Bryce 6
Author:	Dwayne Ferguson
SKU:	33840
ISBN:	1-934743-45-3
Duration:	7 hrs / 120 Lessons
Compatibility:	Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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Bryce 6 Training

Introduction

Interface

3D Space

Creation Tools

Edit Objects

Boolean Operations

Lattice and Metaballs

Terrains

Trees

Sky Creation

Lights

Cameras

Rendering

Animation

Textures and Materials

External Applications

Output

Project 1 - Misty Valley

Project 2 - 27 Offline

Project 3 - Atlantis Discovered

Resources

Wrap Up

Credits