A little more than a year since my last major update in the Vue forum at Renderosity, I just posted a note that I am no longer Moderator of the forum. It was a difficult decision – one that I postponed for nearly a year. A busy offline schedule, new interest in digital painting and general forum moderation fatigue made…
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Showcase materials for Vue 6
An archive of custom materials I created as practice or for testing purpose.
For now, I only have them wrapped into a single .vue scene.
Simply download the scene, open it in Vue and save the materials you want from the Material Editor.
I only have Vue 6 Infinite, so if anyone with Vue 6 or Vue 6 Easel could try these out and tell me if they work, I would package them as individual mats and place them in the freestuff area.
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Vue Community @ Renderosity
I missed the anniversary by a couple of months – I have been moderator of the Vue Forum and Vue Gallery at Renderosity for a little more than a year. It has been an interesting experience so far. The community as a whole is enthusiastic, very helpful and open to newcomers. Like most communities online, members come in all shape…

Fabric Set 1
Fabric Set – 700 K This Fabric Set was created at the occasion of a Technical Challenge on the Vue Forum at Renderosity. It has been tested for Vue d’Esprit 4. One of the materials is no longer compatible with Vue 4 Professional, Vue 5 and above.
Mini-tutorials for Vue d’Esprit 4
Here are links to my current mini-tutorials in their old format. I will gradually update each one of them into something more usable but for the time being, these links will remain. How to make puffy clouds How to make a prism How to slice an object into pieces How to make a cave How to simulate global illumination How…
What is Vue ?
Vue d’Esprit is a 3d graphics package from a french/american company called e-on software. Initially, it was a direct competitor to landscape modelers such as World Builder or Bryce. With time, it has evolved into a nearly professional tool which remaining still affordable. To get an idea of the power of Vue, try the Vue Gallery at Renderosity and the…
Vue Infinite
After months of beta testing, Vue Infinite is finally shipping. The latest iteration of 3D graphics tool by e-on software features ‘ecosystem’ materials, advanced control of materials, multipass rendering for compositing, and advanced lighting models recently included in the more lightweight Vue 5. Beta testing was a lot of fun. Going through the beta testing of Vue 5 and now…
New role at Renderosity
It’s official… today I signed up as coordinator for the Vue forum at Renderosity. I will be helping the curent moderator, gebe, with her outstanding job running that little community… answering questions, solving issues with images in the gallery, or helping other coordinators if necessary. It is interesting to go through the mirror and see the backstage of a site like…
Eowyn and the witchking

Tribute to Jeffrey Jones
