This is almost the Xara forum, where there are always some helpful people online. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

Thanks for the explanations. Must admit that 3D gives me the same feeling I had when I first opened Coreldraw, some two days after buying my first PC ever (in november 99).

My budget is very limited, and I can't permit myself to make a wrong choice. Up to now I've been lucky (most of the times), and I have a strong "yes" feeling for Cinema3DArt with Bodypaint. But I'll try it out to the bottom before saying yes. I once thought Bryce was what I needed after seeing Bill Ellsworth's work, but it is too recognisable, just like Poser (this is my opinion, and I do not want to say anything negative about software I really don't know).
I found Terragen on Mark (theKeeper)'s site & downloaded it. It is OK, but I want something else than photorealism.

PS I like your Alien.