criticism is welcome

I like it :biggrin: - especially how you've got the mermaid in exactly the right position over the rock.

If it was me, I would have spent far too many hours putting hundreds of individual rocks in the background (because I'm obsessive & don't know when to stop), and would have made the rocks more complicated - but I really like the rock texture.

What was the program you used? (looks kinda Bryce-like - I'm sure I've seen that sky!)

I would also maybe have put a reflection in for the mermaid - but that would be very awkward to do properly if it is Bryce that you're using

Cheers Bastet :ssmile:

I used Bryce for the landscape and Photoshop for the mermaid...
unfortunately I'm not proficient enough to do anything more complicated yet and inserting objects into Bryce had me tearing my hair out.
Back to the tutorials


Thank you for your help Bastet...appreciated :biggrin:

About all I can do is use crop and resize in Photoshop so all I can say is that I like your picture fae :ssmile:

Inserting 2d objects in bryce is a pig and virtually never worth the frustration

btw if you ever need 3d objects for bryce I have a somewhat varied collection of mainly architectural stuff

Thanks Bastet :biggrin: ...might be a little while before I get to that stage though

my next effort



it's sort of not quite finished...but I'm not sure what to do to be honest

Thats a lovely idea - is there something specific you want to add or are you still thinking about it?

I can't think what to add but I like your picture fae :ssmile:

Thank you :biggrin:

I tried to put fireflies over the water...and their reflections....it looked like Bonfire night

more practise

A cheat that sometimes works ...

1. Get your firefly in something like photoshop, on a transparent background
2. Save a copy to mess around with
3. Open your pic in Bryce - this would be before you put anything in the trees
4. Select Create - 2D picture object, which opens the Picture window
5.Click on Load in the first of the 3 squares, then select your firefly
6. Click Copy, again in the 1st square, then select Paste in the 2nd
7. The 3rd window should then show a potentially useable image
8. Click on the tick & it should bring your pic into the frame - you can then drop one onto the water & then put your original in the air using photoshop - which gives a strong image plus a fainter reflection. You sometimes have to work on the positioning a lot of course.

Thanks for the info Bastet...sounds really...erm ... easy

I'll have a go though :biggrin:

You should, you'll be great at it. Honestly - it takes longer to write down than to do - heres one I just did in 5 mins while I was reminding myself how to do it

wow...that looks really good...I'll have a go tomorrow.

Thanks Bastet :a013:

still trying to position the fireflies ...but I've done this one, which is the same theme

I think the picture is beautiful fae.

I really like this one, especially the pool shape
:a013:

wow I should take more time and look at these more often, that's some good stuff, shows some real talent :a013:


goes off into envy mode, and starts to hunt down a copy of Bryce...

thanks everyone

My sweet ascii Tibby




and my first dabble with Jason's temple

whats sweet about Tibby

I really like both of these fae :ssmile: .... even the one of Tibby ......

I'll tell Tibby you like her, TDM :biggrin: and thanks

Tibby's fantastic, most impressive,

and the temple, wouldn't have recognised it - guess I need to swim there now, again really good visionary creations

:biggrin:

I especially like the temple

The temple is very nice, I like the subtle figure in the sun.

thanks everyone appreciated

messing about with light and shade in this one...criticism is welcome

I like this one a lot fae :ssmile: and think the lighting works well to draw your eye into the picture.

Very nice castle ... is it a 3d one?

anyone read Gormenghast by Mervyn Peake?

that's what the castle would sort of remind me of. And I think ABBANDON's got it on the head, the light in the door really makes a good focal point

nice :a013: (British understatement! - most excellent)

Thanks AB, Bastet and Jason


@ Bastet ... the castle is 3ds max castle creator

its one of those only in cyberspace ones- its impossibly complicated (the castle) but viewing the rendering you dont see that just a nice piccy of a castle..its a real good job fae, your eye is drawn to the centre of the piccy - worked really well

Very impressive fae

I really must visit this area of the Darkside more often

Thanks kippies and Long ...it's not always easy to criticise your own stuff and I really appreciate comments

A different slant on the castle








and a pterodactyl nest

I like both of these and again the composition works brilantly :ssmile:


I hope we're not about to gain a pet Pterodactyl

Thanks AB


Just waiting for the *chicks* to hatch

I'm in awe

you inspired me to get a copy of bryce - but I confess I don't really know where to start. Must say I haven't really had much time to explore it's intricacies yet, but those results you produce are stunning :a013:


btw if we are to inherit *cough**cough* some pet pterydactyls maybe it's time you had a name change to Hagrid

It takes a little while to find out how to position objects and where everything is...but you will soon be up and running Jason :a013: and thank you for your kindness Jason...or is that Mr Underhill?









<----- the new me

Must have been Mr. Underhill - Jason doesn't know the meaning of the word kind...


but mutter mutter... wish there was more time in the day, too much to do, and not enough time, not even to be here enough mutter mutter, must be beanz fault mutter...


Thanks Hagrid ermmm!! Fae

Seeing as this is The Darkside...thought I'd do something in keeping

I think it's superb ....as such :ssmile:

Ahh now thats something worth calling home. Jason lays claim to the cage


:a013:

you're welcome Jason...just don't fill it with liver

Thanks AB :ssmile:

Now there's an idea

Jason invites all darksiders to a liver party in the cage

woohoo...party in the cage

umm why is there a hungry looking eagle hovering where did you say the liver came from ......

did we all do something offal to be fed liver ........



no it's ok fae I think I'll stay on my feet ........ I'm sure Tibby doesn't need a "playmate" at the moment

Looks as if she has seen ADL and is licking her lips

she still has room after my camel

that's where your camel's gone?