The Bryce 5 Handbook (Graphics Series) [Paperback]

Shamms Mortier (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 9, 2002 | ISBN-10: 1584502177 | ISBN-13: 978-1584502173 | Edition: 1

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. Youill 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, youill increase your 3D skills and learn how to reproduce the awesome power and reality of nature.

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About the Author

Shamms Mortier is the author of a variety of successful books on graphics, including the Amorphium Pro Handbook, The Poser 4 Handbook, and The Bryce 3D Handbook.

Product Details

• Paperback: 484 pages
• Publisher: Charles River Media; 1 edition (May 9, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1584502177
• ISBN-13: 978-1584502173
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #886,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stay Away, October 20, 2002

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Jason White (London, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Bryce 5 Handbook (Graphics Series) (Paperback)

If you are evening considering for a second to buy this book, do one thing first, type Shamms Mortier (the author) into the amazon search engine and arrange the books from their publication date. Scan the titles and note the number of stars his past books have received. He has five 1 star books, twelve 2 star books, and two 3 star books. Surprisely he has no 4 or 5 star books. Shamms has a repuation for writing books of extremely low quality on topics he knows nothing about. He's also infamous for his 'max-the-parameter' style teaching in which he instructs the reader to crank an option to its highest setting to see what it does. He's really a horrible teacher, because he doesn't know the material, doesn't have any artistic ability, doesn't know how to write, and doesn't care about the end product. He also doesn't seem to care about ripping off his fellow man.

So enough about him, how was the book? It [stinks]. If you like to waste your money, there are much better ways.

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars R. Shamms Mortier great artist but bad writer, July 20, 2003

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"trayd29" (Birmingham, Al USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Bryce 5 Handbook (Graphics Series) (Paperback)

I have never seen or read anything from this author that is good in any way. He took a simple program and turned it into a nightmare I have been using Bryce for years (3 thru 5). I'm an advanced user and I couldn't make heads or tales of what he was even trying to say. If you want a good book that will start simple and work its way up the ladder get (Real World Bryce 4 by Susan Kitchens ) this is by far the best book out there and it works with 5 also not enough diffrence between 4 & 5 to let it bother you.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Book, February 26, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Bryce 5 Handbook (Graphics Series) (Paperback)

With the many good books out there related to Photoshop and other graphic programs it is a shame that this book is the only one available for Bryce 5. Someone ought to take this author aside and help him reduce his arrogant attitude related to teaching. It is not OK to tell someone who needs help that the authors instructions are to be at a level for experts and that he is not going to stoop so low as to explain fundamentals.
I rated this book as a 1 and would have given it a 1/2 star if such a rating existed.
I actually found the Bryce 5 instruction book that came with the software to be more helpful than this book.