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    • pbacotP Offline
      pbacot
      last edited by

      Nice tree. Leaves are large but the shape is like the oaks around here and often hard to find something like that when you need a big oak tree.

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      • olisheaO Offline
        olishea
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        If you want to export to SU, use the collada exporter πŸ˜‰ I love NG Plant. There are some good video tutorials by Jim Allen on the NG website too.

        There are ways of reducing the file size without necessarily impacting the way the tree looks. Reduce the branch resolution for example. 8 sides for the main trunk, then 4 sides for intermediate branches and then 3 sides for twigs. It's barely noticeable.

        oli

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        • david57D Offline
          david57
          last edited by

          olishea,
          Thanks for website and advice.
          I found a beautiful tree at the ngPlant wiki.
          The file is called JA_Sorbus_intermedia_Whitebeam.nga.
          Needs to be converted to a ngp file.

          Here's the what it looks like.


          Sorbus Intermedia.jpg

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          • david57D Offline
            david57
            last edited by

            Working with some background trees.


            Particle System.jpg


            Amazon.jpg

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            • david57D Offline
              david57
              last edited by

              I found a nice Architectural Scene on the net.
              Im trying to imitate one of the trees.
              I dont know if i will do the whole scene.
              Looks hard.
              It can be found here:

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              mount bonnell modern architecture

              Modern 5-story home nestled into the mount bonnell hills Project designed by Dick Clark Architecture of Austin, Texas

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              Trees.jpg

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              • david57D Offline
                david57
                last edited by

                A quick test render.
                Concrete portion was made and textured with sketch-up.
                Trees from ngPlant.
                The trench was sculpted with blender.
                Need to place weeds inside the trench.


                Dirt Trench.jpg

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                • Rich O BrienR Offline
                  Rich O Brien Moderator
                  last edited by

                  Not sure if it is your colour profile or mine but there's a distinctive purple hue to your image.

                  The concrete and bark looks particularly purple in appearance.

                  Nice results nonetheless. Well done.

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                  • hellnbakH Offline
                    hellnbak
                    last edited by

                    Yeah, looks purple to me too. Maybe lavender

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                    • david57D Offline
                      david57
                      last edited by

                      Yes, it looks violet. Its the hdr that is making the materials look strange.
                      Looking for the best hdr and every time i have to adjust my materials for it.

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                      • david57D Offline
                        david57
                        last edited by

                        Here is another render. Leaf material on the trees need to be adjusted again.


                        Exterior.jpg

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                        • david57D Offline
                          david57
                          last edited by

                          Had to fix the right hand-side tree.


                          Exterior Update.jpg

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