Stogie Art: McCain Country

I spent several hours yesterday learning a 3D graphics program called Bryce. Luckily I found an excellent tutorial online that really helped.

Bryce is designed to create realistic landscapes, including skies, clouds, mountains, terrain, vegetation, etc. I decided to create an Arizona scene just for practice. Here it is - "McCain Country" by Stogie.

The mountain, sky and sandy terrain are all created from Bryce. The weeds were created with Photoshop CS3 using a couple of brushes that come with the program. The cactus, skull and horse were found on the net and inserted into the scene with Photoshop.

The best way to learn any computer program is to have a goal or project to work on -- you have to give yourself a reason to learn it. I could have stopped after creating the mountain and the sandy terrain, but the picture would have been stark and uninteresting. The finishing touches (the cactus, weeds, skull and horse) really bring the scene to life. I learned a lot creating this picture and added to my skill set. Enjoy it and use as you see fit.

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