I have had several beginner UF users asking me how I make my fractals. I am going to start posting some "mini tutorials" with a upr attached in my journal here. This first one is a very easy fractal that was one of the first ones I posted to the UF list. So the upr is already available if you are a member of the list.

I started a new fractal with 990807a Mset in the mt.ufm folder. I hit F7 and explored until I found a nice single spiral. I then went to the Outside tab and selected the ucl "Doodads" in the ldm.ucl folder. The only parameters I adjusted were the Morph function 1(at the very bottom) and the Twist 1(Re) and ended up with this nice rounded shape which I liked a lot when I first stared using UF. I then adjusted the gradient to end up with the white as the hot piont of the shapes. I duplicated that layer and set the "Merge mode" to Multiply. I adjusted the gradient by making the black color point blue and the yellow more saturated and a little darker. I then moved the slider until I achieved the effect you see when just the bottom two layers turned on. I then duplicated this layer again and changed the ucl to "Thin Orbit Traps" in the sam.ucl folder. I changed the "Shape" to Cocked Hat to achieve the effect you see. I set the merge mode at multiply again and played with the gradient, making the yellow more golden. I went back and played with the other two gradients again until I finally ended up with something I liked. Here is a link to the image: [link]

I am attaching the upr for you to study and if there are any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

Select everything, being sure to include the {s and the top and bottom and copy and paste into an open fractal window (the default works fine).

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; Copyright © 2006 by Mary C. Thornton.
; Feel free to tweak. :>
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