Brycetech: Reflective  Bryce


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Mirror

 

Making a decorative mirror is just a matter of using the terrain editor as a basis for the frame of the mirror.  Simply create a grayscale image to use as the basis of a terrain with the resolution of 1024 x 1024 pixels. Then apply a wooden material to it.

Decide what kind of mood you want for your room before you make your image, notice the "bat-like" feel of the mirror frame to the right, this fits the mood for the room that I made.

If you use the gaussian blur in your image editor, you will get the appearance of beveled edges in your mirror frame.

It should be noted that you can make the same shape using boolean operations.  If you are low on RAM or have a slower processor, the boolean approach may be best suited for you.
Once you have your mirror frame made, create a cube, put it in the frame and apply the default mirror preset texture for mirrors.

 

 

 

Remember if you use the orthagonal views, it is easier to place objects with the mouse.

Add some decorations to your mirror.

 


Site Note:

This is not meant to be an all inclusive instruction on every possible way to have made the final image or produce the desired results.  Bryce offers zillions of wonderful ways to replicate, multireplicate, reposition, etc.  in its powerful interface. Experiment!

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