Some final thoughts

These tutorials are intended to introduce many of the features of Ultra Fractal. They, by no means, 

cover all of the program s capabilities. The creative possibilities, particularly in the use of masking 

layers, are endless.

You are encouraged to work through the tutorials more than once, to become familiar with the 

program s user interface and the various concepts and skills introduced in them. As you become 

more comfortable, try experimenting with different parameter values and settings; move layers 

around and alter their gradients; use different merge modes and opacities. If you will take the time, 

at first, to explore what is possible using just these tutorial images, you will have a much better idea 

of how to achieve the effects you desire when you strike out on your own.

And lastly, many people are loathe to read Help files, often because the software is poorly 

documented and the Help is not very helpful. Ultra Fractal is quite different in this regard and you 

will find its extensive Help files to be easy to read and full of information.

All tutorials except 

Working with animations

 were written by Janet Parke. Living in Tennessee, USA, 

Janet is a widely respected fractal artist and also a ballet teacher. She has been working with Ultra 

Fractal since the first beta releases in 1998. For some examples of her work, visit her online galleries 

at 

www.parkenet.org/jp/galleries.html

. You will also find a lot of Ultra Fractal resources and 

information on her web site.

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