thanx for the wonderful resources...

Tassssssssssty....

--
Where are my double personalities??!!?

in this case welcome to art world

~SfinxMagnum

np man

~SfinxMagnum

Thanks for adding/featuring my UF tutorial series and parameters: "How did they do that", numbers 1-5!!

So much is being said above that I'm not sure I can add anything more that would be considered as productive.
I will add my personal experience and hope that others that are new to the fractal community in general find it helpful.

I've been involved in digital image generation for some time. Never in a formal sense but as a hobby. My interest was in experimenting with whatever means were availble (basically = Photoshop). Previously I was involved in art as a painter & printmaker. I loved working with color and shapes. Fractal art was an amazing phenomenon which I saw from a distance. It was no doubt the product of the masters of Choas Theory and untouchable by the pedestrian artist.

I was (and am) a member of Flickr primarily for my photography. Recently I had seen more & more fractal images being displayed. Intitally it was Apophysis but other programs were also being used, Ultra Fractal among them. Searching further I found deviantArt and the fractal community. Whoa.....this is the place to be!!
Now I'm involved. I've got all the Apophysis versions including 2.02, .06, .07. I've got every script and plugin that will fit my purposes. In addition I needed another program that produced a harder edge to it's images and after looking at the results from many that are available, I chose Ultra Fractal.
I've struggled with both for months and periodically would be rewarded with an image that would excite me. My attention would gravitate to whichever program gave me the best of the most recent results.
I'm not much on tutorials and tend to develop my techniques through the "school of hard knocks". It's the end image that is my reward and I don't mind grinding it out. Periodically I'd read something that would help open another door of understanding and go with that.
Back and forth between Apo & UF. Frustrating but edging ahead. I needed more and finally decided to read a tutorial on UF by Mary Thornton. It was a breakthrough for me and has openend up UF in ways that have provided new inspiration. I'm so excited. It's so much fun. After months of tough slugging and trying such a vaiety of methods, things are becoming clear.
Regardless to the politics and idealistic thoughts of the fractal community, there are a large number of newbie practioners that really don't care about all of that. We're just trying to create images the best way we can. That is my priority.

From what I've read above, I am thankful that so many have provided the tools and community for me to develop my own personal fractal expression.

Manas

thank you for adding me!!!

--
"Life's journey in not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to slide in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, screaming "HOLY CRAP what a ride!"
~unknown~


APOSHACK
[link]

Thanks for adding me to the club

--


*Apophysis ~blue-club *RedClub ~Eyes-of-infinity



[link]

Just dropped and discovered this wonderfull corner of DA! ^_^ Thanks for the resources!

--
My Karma Run Over Your Dogma.

I'm sending you this message just to let you know that
i've featured your work in my journal between my Resources features: [link]

--
Seize The Day
Carpe Diem
Pluk de dag
Nutze den Tag

*DA-Networking

thanks

--
¿əıɟooʍ s,ʍoɥ `(= ʇı səʞıl əɥs ʎɐʍ əɥʇ ʇsnɾ

nice , , , glamour gallery , , ,

Thanks for the on my tut

--
[Reality is the original Rorschach]

Proud member of *Apophysis *FractalDreams *DeviousFractals *Cat-Lovers-Anon *Dark-Arts-Asylum

NNTR: No Need To Reply (though it's a pleasure sometimes)

Thank you for the Fave!

--
Art Account: [link]
~NaturPics ~~StockCity

Thank you so much for the & On my Gradient pack 5, It's most appreciated

--
Carpe Noctum.
--
Member of *Apophysis*FractalDreams=Fractal-Resources

Hi there!

Just to let you know I featured your group in an article about fractal: [link]

Thank you for sharing your work!

--
Eloísa Valdes,
Gallery Director of Artistic Nude
_{AR brings Unity to the Community!}

Are you a nude artist? Wanna WIN lots of dA stuff? Click this LINK!

Thanks for adding me!

--
~Sonya
Website
My OLA House

~OLA.com (onlineauction.com) ~8.00 a month ~no listing fees ~no final value fees~

Thank-you for all the fractal resources! I may actually get the hang of Apohysis yet! LOL!

--
Meet me at MySpace: [link]

Thanks for the !

--
*Apophysis - *FractalDreams - *ImagersFractalDDs - *fractalers - ~Refractals - ~DeviousFractals

thank you for the add!

--
lolwut?

Thanks for the add!

I would like to join!

Thanks!

Thank you for the on 40 Flames -- Julian Wires.
Have a Happy New Years!

--
JV to interview NoveLis & GPKISM.

Blood tastes like vanilla~

Thanks for the fav!
I am actually planning on making more gradients, just trying to think of some ideas.