r/Bryce3D

modeled in blender

Not to everyone's taste and Bryce purists will be foaming at the mouth never mind...lol...

I'm keeping on building elements for some artwork inspired by PEAKY BLINDERS

So here's the story...

This all started last week. I was getting tired of my desktop screensaver and thought, "I like the look of old school 3D graphics, let's see what's out there." And that's when the world of vintage CGI grabbed my attention. I fell in love with the classic ray trace shapes and environments and came across Turner Whitted's classic demo featuring the red and yellow checkered plane and reflective spheres. I thought that would be a cool screensaver BUT there were no versions out there with a big enough resolution so... That's when I decided to create my own.

I wanted something authentic so that's when I discovered Bryce 3D. I was able to install it in my Windows XP virtual machine and get to work. It took a while to get used to the dated controls but eventually it all came together and I couldn't be happier! I rendered a 4K version (which had to render overnight LOL) and even threw it in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to create a retro-cool-looking version.

If you like it and want to download, I've included a Google Drive link containing both a clean and "retro" version:

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Xqj18UOCn98n6yBepjerOOCw8yZyAFFR?usp=drive_link

I'm not satisfied with the final result... I enjoyd trying to replicate something I made in the past but I think I need more time because the lighting is very difficult
Wich one do you prefer?

Yes now I'm pretty satisfied, I think I could do it better but the real problem with the other version is the absence of the horizon, I prefer this version
(2nd picture 1ST VERSION 2026, 3rd picture ORIGINAL VERSION 1995)

New project, beginning of my composition

# Relaxing design haha

All objects modeled with Imagine (Bryce is a nightmare for modeling) and here is a plain render with TRUE AMBIENCE "ON"