[TUTORIAL] Grasslands Face-Off
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@chedda said:
Ps i'm not sure i mapped the alpha correctly to the texture perhaps a photoshop guru can refine it ?
Mate when you say you didn't map the alphas correctly, what do you mean mate? Mate it is best to use tif images as clips in your MXM!! I'd probably add a larger scall bump map over the grass section to induce and breakup shadows within the clumping.
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Hey Richard, when i downloaded the textures originally i had the grass image and a 2nd alpha image i combined them in PS i noticed the alpha did not match the specular, it produced a similar random effect though. Intersting about tiff's i used a PNg i think. I assumed bump would slow me down but your right the clumping is an issue.
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@chedda said:
Intersting about tiff's i used a PNg i think. I assumed bump would slow me down but your right the clumping is an issue.
Mate PNG should be ok - I'd probably make a alpha from converting the colour map. I'm meaning just don't use JPG for the clipping map as pixel bleed at the edge will cause a white halo.
Re the bump, this shouldn't slow you down at all! I'm not suggesting displacement, just say four or five big humps over a full block of grass so that you get some bulk movement (suggest using a good normal map!
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Looks great.
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Thanks John.
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That does look great, at first I thought maybe you had figured out how to use Maxwell hair from inside SketchUp (which I am desperate to try)!
Best,
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here i use sketchup and vray for sketchup.
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Great image Yogi the contrast between the detailed plants and the clean lines of the structure work well. I'm glad my tips have helped. Is it possible to share your component (s) or are they purchased textures ?
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great i always wanted to have build realistic grass over a surface. this plugin randomize the grass, but if there's plugin that make the grass in just one step with great effect that will be marvelous. i do find one in the plugin page but the result not that amazing
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pardon the stupid question, but what exactly does Repeat Copy does that Compo Spray does not?
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