Inspiration Station x7

Since I'm so far behind on these I'll feature 4 works from each person I missed, and since I'll be featuring several people maybe this won't be seen as spamming
Up first is Sophquest (Dauna)
a former GM and The first person to feature any of my work here on dA, seems fitting that I should repay the favor




Next is IDeviant (Ian)
For me he's the master of texturing fractals, be sure to visit his gallery, not a turkey in the bunch (unless he wanted to make a fractal turkey )



Next is the awesome artist Jimpan1973 (Jimmie)
if you've ever seen some really cool UF art on here chances are it was one of his, he's very good at apo and other programs as well, be sure to visit his gallery for UF tuts and just an awesome selection of great artwork, was hard to choose the 4 for this one



Up next Fractek (Kirsty)
sadly I never followed this person and only found her through the previous IS journals, very talented UF artist and definitely worth a browse of her gallery
:thumb112007412: :thumb199498657:
:thumb186923336: :thumb184165932:

Now comes f--l--a--r--k (Stan)
The man who brings us those crazy Apo challenges every week
(latest one at this writing is to make snowflakes on a white background! whut???)
Another very talented artist in his own right and his devs aren't totally ruined by that god awful dA watermark



Kaeltyk (Eric)
another person whom I have found about only through the previous IS journals multi-talented at several programs, here's a few that I liked



Which brings us to Coby01 (Coby)
if there was anybody who could give Jimpan1973 a run for his money in UF my bet would be on her, awesome UF artist with great colors,textures, just the whole 9 yards and just like Jimmie she also excels at apo and other programs



So many more people I would like to feature but it took forever to do this one on my crappy
dialup connection
See ya next year, Happy New Year Everyone!

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Avon Walk For Breast Cancer
I have  friend trying to raise money for the Avon Walk for breast cancer, Her name is Jennifer Wilkins aka
jenjen1942

In order to do this she needs to raise a minimum of $1,800.
She has an online store where she sells pendants to help raise this and she makes no money from these pendants.
All of the proceeds go to to the Avon Walk so she can participate in October.

You can see what she has at ornamentations.etsy.com
And you can see her Avon site at avonwalk.org/goto/jenswalking

Go show her some support

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New Apophysis7x + Plugins
Apophysis7x-DC
The newest beta of Apophysis 7X with DirectColor support
xyrus02.deviantart.com/journal…
It has a cool new coloring feature and a few new plugins, be sure to check it out

Direct Coloring Plugins for Apo7x-DC
xyrus02.deviantart.com/art/Dir…

Apophysis Plugin Manager
xyrus02.deviantart.com/art/Apo…

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*UPDATE*
Flam4OCL Version 0.20 Released!
This version adds support for chaos with flam3->flam4 conversions.  It also
fixes some issues with opacity when xforms with post transformations are
combined with final xforms.  It still doesn't convert flam3 files with final
xforms that have a post transformation, though, since this will require some
restructuring of the outputted XML in order to provide the correct opacity.
the download is at the top of the files on this page:
sourceforge.net/projects/flam4…

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The Fractalist's again have a new GM
NatalieKelsey
Journal: dragonwinter.deviantart.com/jo…
Wish her the best of luck   If you see a fractal dev that you think deserves a DD then she's the one to note it to.

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Getting Started In Apophysis And Fractal Art Creation
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FreeWare
Apophysis 2.02
Apophysis
No matter which version of Apophysis you choose to use this one (Apo2.02) NEEDS to be installed first regardless of what anyone else says.

Apophysis 2.08beta2
Apophysis2.08Beta2

Apophysis 2.09 released, you'll need this if you were using the 2.08beta2 version before and get and "expired" message
Apophysis2.09
(*edit see the RunAsDate post below on how to make expired version of apo work)

A new Apophysis "hack" has been released
Apophysis7X for Win 7 (also works in XP) by xyrus02
Apophysis7X

Apophysis 7x 2010 (Release 12) - Apophysis 7x.12 has just arrived
Apophysis7X-12

*Update From xyrus02:
Fixed slowness :It was the 500 xform limit, there are now two versions in one archive (100 and 500 xforms)*
If speed is an issue use the 100 version, the 500 transform limit version takes up a lot memory/resources and has long loading time if you have a lot of plugins

Apophysis7X-DC Direct Coloring support by xyrus02
Apophysis7X-DC

Apophysis-JK by Lu-Kout
Apophysis-JK
It's a port of Apophysis2.08beta2
Some cool functions are only active variables show in the editor box on transforms and you can pause renders to take snapshots and then resume the render.

Zueuk's 3D Apophysis Hack
Apophysis  3D Hack

Apophysis2.08beta2 3D hack  By zueuk
Apo2.083D
3D now has xaos!  should prove to make some interesting new stuff

Gygrazok's Apophysis 2.06 Z+
Apophysis Z+

cyberxaos's Apophysis 2.05beta2Z+C++
Apophysis Z+C+

Apophysis2.07SE (Electric Sheep Edition)
Apophysis2.07 Sheep Edition

Fr0st ver 1: FrOst ver. 1.0
For questions and feedback please use the mailing list:
groups.google.com/group/fr0st
or go to the #fr0st-users irc channel at freenode.net.
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Don't like the newer versions of Apo or can't get them to work but your old one did?
Well, This is how to make expired versions of apo (or probably any program) to work.
I discovered this program recently and it should help all of you who are wishing they could use their favorite (old/expired) version of Apophysis:
This will work for you to get the old apo versions working (RunAsDate): RunAsDate

They are all listed on sourceforge.net (with the exception of the Apo2.02 installer which is hosted here Apophysis2.02 )
Listed here on sourceforge.net:
Apophysis List

Run the "RunAsDate" program and add the version of Apo you want to run. Your best bet is to set the date as the release date of the program, for example to run the apo2.07 version set the date as 10-31-2007 (the day it was released).
I did it and I know for a fact it works as I tried to run it normally and got the expired message and ran it in the RunAsDate program and it worked!

It does not change your system time, it just passes the time parameters you specified to the program you're using to make it think it's that date.
Uncheck the box that says "Move the time forward according to the real time" and it will always stay as the date you have the program set to start from, then you'll never get the "expired" message.

That should help a lot of you who are/were unhappy with the newer versions and wished you could use your old one.
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Free Paint Programs for Post Working
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Once you have the program(s) you like you may want to do some post-work or add borders, signatures, etc.
These are my fave free programs for doing just that:

ArtWeaver, Free Graphic program with multi-layer support:
ArtWeaver
My Personal Favorite for freeware as I like the interface better than Gimp's,
it's a lot easier to use but seems the text function is buggy (or I just don't know how to use it right)

The Gimp, free paint program, can also make animated gifs
Gimp 2

PhotoFiltre, Free Graphic/paint program, no transparent layer support but it has some cool filters and is VERY easy to use.
I highly recommend it for people new to using paint programs:
PhotoFiltre

One of the coolest free paint programs I discovered by accident recently, check it out here:
Photoscape:
Photoscape
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ApoMap
I couldn't find a link to this program at sourceforge so I hosted it
ApoMap  Installer Download

Apomap tutorial
ApoMapTut Download Zip

Apomap Blog on dA
Apomap Blog on DeviantArt

Map to UGR convertor (Map Converter)
For the easy way to make gradient files for Apophysis
Map Converter

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Joel Faber's Image Apophysis:
Image Apophysis

Michael Faber's Apophysis Image Tutorial:
Image Tutorial

Info tip from :
Quote: "I have discovered something cool....
Joel Faber's Image Apo 2.04, doesn't allow for moving post transforms or additional plugins, But if you move the posts around in 2.07, as Ngons with a power of 1, then open the result in JF's 2.04, the posts will still be moved, and you can change them to the image variation."
Thanks for the the info m8!

A Club for Apophysis-J users (Java based version)
apophysis-j:
Apophysis-J
Drop by and check it out if you're a Mac or Linux user (Windows as well) if you want to see what Apophysis-J is all about
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More Apophysis Plugins

Apo Plugins
Apo Plugins

Lu-Kout's Plugins
lu-kout's Plugin pack

"Z" Plugins from the beta2z+c+ version for Normal Apo
"Z" Apo  Plugins

The Plugins - The Next Package by gossamer-light
gossamer-light  plugins
Includes fold, sinecho, mblur, uncube, gblur, squarical, wings, and hemisphere.

SuperMassive Plugin Pack by phoenixkeyblack
SuperMassive Plugin Pack
Just like the name suggests, it's a collection of almost all the plugins, a rather large download but well worth having

3D Plugins by
Aporev  Plugins
and these:
Aporev  Plugins
I tested these and they also work in 2.09 only just the scale variables work in 2d version don't bother with the others.

3D Collection by Aporev:
Aporev  Plugins

*You  will need to create a folder called Plugins to use these plugins if you don't have that folder yet, then once downloaded copy them into the plugins folder.  For Apophysis2.083D create a folder called Plugins3D
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Bryce!
I've been playing with Bryce recently, learning some new stuff
Bryce Chat on  DeviantArt
Hosted by VickyM72
She has also posted Bryce Tutorials and a FE Tutorial, and is a great  artist as well, be sure to check her gallery out
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Rendering in Apophysis Ctrl-x Vs Ctrl-R
I just found out that I haven't actually been rendering my devs with the  updated versions of flam3 ( I tried to do Export Flame (Ctrl-X) instead  of Render to disc (Ctrl-R) and got an Unrecognized variation  (apparently needs the source codes built into it) ...Ignoring message,  the render was horrid, but the Built in Apophysis Renderer worked  perfectly). I had always assumed by setting Options/Options/Paths/Export  Renderer to the render program's .exe file that the latest version of  Flam3.exe was what being used when rendering to disc.


New beta for flam3. (renderer for Apophysis)
here's the changelog:

12/20/09 Highlight power now interpolates smoothly from old behavior
    (-1) to new behavior.  flam3-genome 'split' mode was broken, fixed
    (thanks Exper.)  Die gracefully instead of segfault when very
    small estimator_curve values are specified.  Version attribute
    added to flame tag.  Number of iterations used to fuse attractor
    increased to 100.  Release as 2.8beta7.

Again, atomic is for >2 cores.
Links to the windows packages:
1 or 2 cores: Flam3 1 or 2 cores
3+ cores    :<a  href="dl.dropbox.com/u/108435/flam3-…
">Flam3 3+  cores

A new place on dA  for all Fractal Resources For you: fractal-resources
Fractal-Resources on DeviantArt
Your one stop shop for Scripts, Tutorials, Flame Packs and more
Got a cool script, gradient pack, flame pack,plugin or tutorial you want to share? Just send them a note with a link
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New Electric Sheep Apophysis Screen Saver Program For Windows
Get it here: Electric Sheep

Apophysis 2.07 SE (Sheep Edition) Made specifically for Electric Sheep Compatibility
Sorry, I don't remember where the direct link page is so I hosted the exe
Apophysis2.07 Sheep Edition
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My resources list,
A great tutorial, I recommend it for a beginners basis: All about Apophysis - Beginners Tutorial by BurnoutPriest burnoutpriest.deviantart.com/a…

Apophysis 2.04 Tutorial by nemopaice nemopaice.deviantart.com/art/A…

Script Writing Tutorial by ThePieProphet thepieprophet.deviantart.com/a…

Beginners Scripting tutorial by djeaton3162
djeaton3162.deviantart.com/art…

Julian Grand 3D Tutorial by neoMWH neomwh.deviantart.com/art/Juli…

Julian Uncovered Tutorial by ClaireJones
clairejones.deviantart.com/art…

Rotational Tutorial with flame Pack by Halcyon83
halcyon83.deviantart.com/art/R…

Ultra Fractal Marble tutorial by Velvet--Glove velvet--glove.deviantart.com/a…
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Apophysis Blog by Aporev:
Here's a page with more info and helpful links by
apophysisrevealed.com/apo3dblo…
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Are you new to fractal arts?  Want to learn more and get more exposure? Or maybe you're a Senior Fractal artist that likes to help the new people (like me )? Then check out the
New Fractalist of the Month club
Details here: nfotm.deviantart.com/journal/1…

"Senior fractalists are fractalists that have been working with fractals for over eight months, or have more than fifty fractals in their gallery."
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Cool clubs I'm a member of         

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My Chat Room:chat.deviantart.com/chat/chatf…
*dA Fractal Forum: forum.deviantart.com/galleries…
ApoShack Chat Room:chat.deviantart.com/chat/Aposh…

My stamp made for me:
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Procrastinators of the world uni- aw forget it

"As is the nature of the fractal to step and repeat,
seeing the result conform to imagery is always a treat"
macquaid
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I want to say a big THANK YOU to all those who responded to my journals and donated time or money to this cause, I can't stress enough how important this is to me.
I lost my mom to breast cancer long ago and I now take care of a terminally ill cancer patient in my home, So this is a cause very personal and close to my heart for me.
Cancer CAN be beaten!!! Just go ask Webwoman and Bootsbounty They beat it!

The breastcancersite.com is not getting enough daily clicks to keep funding free mammograms.
So I ask all of you, my friends and watchers, and everyone else at dA who read this, to make it a daily habit of clicking the link to fund free mammograms.

No need for monetary donations (although they are greatly appreciated), this costs you nothing but a moment of your time,
and you will be helping to save the lives of many women and men (yes, men can get breast cancer too)
So please, please, bookmark the link and make this a daily habit!

For those of you who have Cancer, you have my heartfelt sympathies and I want you to know there ARE people who care, DON'T GIVE UP!
Drink ESSIAC Herbal Tea (An ancient Indian Remedy), it's the real Cure for cancer if caught in time!

Here's the click link to the Breast Cancer site:
TheBreastCancerSite

Thanks in advance to everyone who takes the time out of their busy lives to pitch in!

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