Making Bryce Blobs and Swirls: Exposed!
Wednesday, August 6, 2003 by macrobaye | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Ok, I almost didn't do this, at the risk that I'll get lynched for revealing the Bryce-heads "big" secret, but I want all of you to realize how simple it is, so you can make them for yourself. Hopefully this won't result in more Bryce uploads, but if the admins think it will, I give them 100% permission (not like they need it 
) to delete this thread. Ok, in any event, here's how it's done:
1. Create a metaball (if you don't have metaballs, a sphere will do)
2. Make it really big and raise it so that it's not touching the ground.
3. Next apply a silver material to the shape.
4. Now duplicate the object (Ctrl D) and move the new object next to the first metaball (or sphere).
5. Make the new object just as big, but a little longer, like a football shape. Rotate the object along the X axis, so that the end of the football object sticks into the metaball (or sphere).
6. Now create a radial light (the first of the light objects under the "Create" tab. Make the intensity a little lower and apply a color to it (later you can mess around with the intensity and other materials).
7. Duplicate the light (Ctrl D) and move one of them into each of the two objects.
8. Get into the directors or camera view, and move into the objects.
9. NOW FINALLY you start to see it take shape. If things are too dark, or too bright, you can always change the light intensity.
10. Now comes the "hard" part (actually not hard at all, mostly just time consuming). Camera positioning!
11. It will probably take some time to get used to and to find something worthy of rendering and saving, but you will come up with something that looks great sooner or later. You've just gotta play around with the camera, light intensity, and coloring.
CONGRATULATIONS! You've just mastered the art of the Bryce Head!
In the words of the great (and unfortunatly late) Nick Burns:
"Oh yea, one more thing: You're welcome"
) to delete this thread. Ok, in any event, here's how it's done:1. Create a metaball (if you don't have metaballs, a sphere will do)
2. Make it really big and raise it so that it's not touching the ground.
3. Next apply a silver material to the shape.
4. Now duplicate the object (Ctrl D) and move the new object next to the first metaball (or sphere).
5. Make the new object just as big, but a little longer, like a football shape. Rotate the object along the X axis, so that the end of the football object sticks into the metaball (or sphere).
6. Now create a radial light (the first of the light objects under the "Create" tab. Make the intensity a little lower and apply a color to it (later you can mess around with the intensity and other materials).
7. Duplicate the light (Ctrl D) and move one of them into each of the two objects.
8. Get into the directors or camera view, and move into the objects.
9. NOW FINALLY you start to see it take shape. If things are too dark, or too bright, you can always change the light intensity.
10. Now comes the "hard" part (actually not hard at all, mostly just time consuming). Camera positioning!
11. It will probably take some time to get used to and to find something worthy of rendering and saving, but you will come up with something that looks great sooner or later. You've just gotta play around with the camera, light intensity, and coloring.
CONGRATULATIONS! You've just mastered the art of the Bryce Head! In the words of the great (and unfortunatly late) Nick Burns:
"Oh yea, one more thing: You're welcome"
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Reply #2 Wednesday, August 6, 2003 9:08 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, August 6, 2003 9:08 PM
Lol so that was how it was done. Metaballs HMMM.
If my Three spheres get accepted, you will see how complex the scene can be with simple stuff. I'll leave it up to you to guess how it was made with
If my Three spheres get accepted, you will see how complex the scene can be with simple stuff. I'll leave it up to you to guess how it was made with
Iben
Reply #5 Wednesday, August 6, 2003 11:02 PM
Kill Joy.
Reply #5 Wednesday, August 6, 2003 11:02 PM
| #1 by Admin Jafo - 8/6/2003 9:06:31 PM Step 12....drag and drop into 'Recycle Bin' and your work is 'perfect'... |
Kill Joy.
Green Armani
Reply #6 Thursday, August 7, 2003 5:46 AM
Reply #6 Thursday, August 7, 2003 5:46 AM
Wow....your technique is sooooo wrong, especially since metaballs take longer to render then the other primitives......I rarely use metaballs to make these "blobs" you speak of. I think you may want to go back to the rendering board before you talk about "Bryce heads"
Green Armani laughs at macrobaye
Green Armani laughs at macrobaye
macrobaye
Reply #7 Thursday, August 7, 2003 9:48 AM
Reply #7 Thursday, August 7, 2003 9:48 AM
oh snap! I guess I got told didn't I! Maybe not. I think green armani is just upset that I revealed his "big secret" Look! He's so upset that he's referring to himself in the third person! loser
macrobaye
Reply #8 Thursday, August 7, 2003 9:52 AM
Reply #8 Thursday, August 7, 2003 9:52 AM
maybe I should stop referring to them as "bryce-heads"...I'm gonna start calling them "no-talent ass-clowns"
props to office space
props to office space
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #9 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:08 AM
Reply #9 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:08 AM
Geeez macrobye I thought you had more class than that.While I think the bryce artist get carried away with seemingly uploading every little swirl they make,there are some good ones out there and Green Armani is one of them.
Nearly everyone here refers to themselves in the third person,...thats why the letters are in brown.I dont know how to do that or I would too.(I.R. Brainiac puzzles over why dont I know how to do that)
Nearly everyone here refers to themselves in the third person,...thats why the letters are in brown.I dont know how to do that or I would too.(I.R. Brainiac puzzles over why dont I know how to do that)
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #10 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:11 AM
Reply #10 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:11 AM
heeheehee Jafo,...wish some of them would actually do that.
Green Armani
Reply #11 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:11 AM
Reply #11 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:11 AM
You lose all credibility once you make personal attacks 
I feel for you.
I feel for you.
Sugaree
Reply #12 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:27 AM
Reply #12 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:27 AM
I.R. Brainiac just type in / me then the rest of you post. but no space between the / me
Koasati
Reply #13 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:28 AM
Reply #13 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:28 AM
macrobye... no personal attacks, please. Play nice....
Braniac.... type"/" me without the quotation marks
Koasati show Brainiac how it's done.
Sugaree
Reply #14 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:28 AM
Reply #14 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:28 AM
Sugaree giggles at the word "ass clown"
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I.R. Brainiac
Reply #16 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:31 AM
Reply #16 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:31 AM
Thank you China!
I.R. Brainiac thinks appreciative thoughts at China.
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I.R. Brainiac thinks appreciative thoughts at China.
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Sugaree
Reply #17 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:32 AM
Reply #17 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:32 AM
hehe space after / me
There ya go
Your most welcome IR.
Now everyone can refer to themselves in the third person
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There ya go
Your most welcome IR.
Now everyone can refer to themselves in the third person
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I.R. Brainiac
Reply #18 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:34 AM
Reply #18 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:34 AM
I.R. Brainiac thinks them at Koasati too.
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Cross1492
Reply #19 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:36 AM
Reply #19 Thursday, August 7, 2003 10:36 AM
You guys are too funny some times.
Thank you macrobaye for one of the thousands of ways to do Bryce abstracts.
Let's keep in mind that everybody has their own way of expressing their creativity. You can make "Bryce" abstracts in 3DS too.
Thank you macrobaye for one of the thousands of ways to do Bryce abstracts.
Let's keep in mind that everybody has their own way of expressing their creativity. You can make "Bryce" abstracts in 3DS too.
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Reply #1 Wednesday, August 6, 2003 9:06 PM