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    How could i get realistic grass? Any suggestions?

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    • HieruH
      Hieru
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      @zylescozar19 said:

      Im not good with photoshop but if theres a tutorial step by step. I can do so. ๐Ÿ˜„

      davidh did a good mini-tutorial on this:

      viewtopic.php?f=351&t=42259&p=374885&hilit=+grass#p374885

      www.davidhier.co.uk

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      • thomthomT
        thomthom
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        Best and fastest is to make a mask out of the areas where the grass should be and just add it in post. Displacement won't look good - it just looks like spikes and eats lots of render time and memory. Fur isn't supported in VfS and it'd still be faster and better to do in post when you're not doing an animation.

        Thomas Thomassen โ€” SketchUp Monkey & Coding addict
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        • andybotA
          andybot
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          you can set up a material ID mask. Here is my tutorial for doing post-process grass in vray. Good luck.

          http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/?p=127

          http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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            Zylescozar19
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            @valerostudio said:

            Yeah, fur will dramatically make your file slower. Honestly, the floating car bothers me more than your grass. The best method for grass where you don't use fur or displacement is Photoshop as suggested.

            What component did you use for the grass in Fur? Use the crown feature paired with something like this http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=dcd8fba2ac24d3b5bbb8a2bd32325576&prevstart=0

            or this one

            Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

            favicon

            (sketchup.google.com)

            ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Hahaha! I didnt notice that the car was floating.
            Uhh..I use this grass (edited)


            grass patern.skp

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            • Z
              Zylescozar19
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              @thomthom said:

              Best and fastest is to make a mask out of the areas where the grass should be and just add it in post. Displacement won't look good - it just looks like spikes and eats lots of render time and memory. Fur isn't supported in VfS and it'd still be faster and better to do in post when you're not doing an animation.

              Yeah! Your right Master Thomthom.
              I'm having hard time with Photoshops as of now Fur will be the best option for me. ๐Ÿ’š
              Thanks.

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                Zylescozar19
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                @hieru said:

                @zylescozar19 said:

                Im not good with photoshop but if theres a tutorial step by step. I can do so. ๐Ÿ˜„

                davidh did a good mini-tutorial on this:

                viewtopic.php?f=351&t=42259&p=374885&hilit=+grass#p374885

                Hieru, Already see this tutorial but still i cant understand how to mask ๐Ÿ˜ณ
                I guess really need to study this.

                Anyways Thanks.

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                  Zylescozar19
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                  @hieru said:

                  @zylescozar19 said:

                  Im not good with photoshop but if theres a tutorial step by step. I can do so. ๐Ÿ˜„

                  davidh did a good mini-tutorial on this:

                  viewtopic.php?f=351&t=42259&p=374885&hilit=+grass#p374885

                  I guess a Video tutorial will do that would be the easiest way ๐Ÿคฃ

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                  • Z
                    Zylescozar19
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                    @andybot said:

                    you can set up a material ID mask. Here is my tutorial for doing post-process grass in vray. Good luck.

                    http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/?p=127

                    Andy, This will be great.
                    I'll try to study this method.
                    Thanks a lot.

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                      Zylescozar19
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                      @andybot said:

                      you can set up a material ID mask. Here is my tutorial for doing post-process grass in vray. Good luck.

                      http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/?p=127

                      Sir andy. I saw this grass of yours. Can i ask where did u get this? i mean is this a SU model? can i download it?
                      Thanks


                      addison_01.jpg

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                        valerostudio
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                        If you're not using MatID channels and Photoshop then you are not taking advantage of the most powerful tool in a render artists kit. Learn as soon as you can!

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                        • andybotA
                          andybot
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                          @zylescozar19 said:

                          @andybot said:

                          you can set up a material ID mask. Here is my tutorial for doing post-process grass in vray. Good luck.

                          http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/?p=127

                          Sir andy. I saw this grass of yours. Can i ask where did u get this? i mean is this a SU model? can i download it?
                          Thanks

                          Sorry - that's done in vray for blender โ˜€

                          http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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                          • broomstickB
                            broomstick
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                            @andybot said:

                            @zylescozar19 said:

                            @andybot said:

                            you can set up a material ID mask. Here is my tutorial for doing post-process grass in vray. Good luck.

                            http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/?p=127

                            Sir andy. I saw this grass of yours. Can i ask where did u get this? i mean is this a SU model? can i download it?
                            Thanks

                            Sorry - that's done in vray for blender โ˜€

                            That's funny: an unofficial version of vray works better than the official version for Sketchup. Chaosgroup needs to address these problems..

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                            • andybotA
                              andybot
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                              @broomstick said:

                              That's funny: an unofficial version of vray works better than the official version for Sketchup. Chaosgroup needs to address these problems..

                              Well, when sketchup gets particle systems, modifiers, etc., maybe it'll get to the level of Blender... ๐Ÿคฃ

                              oh yeah, and when SU goes to 64bit ๐Ÿ’š

                              http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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                              • HieruH
                                Hieru
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                                @zylescozar19 said:

                                I guess a Video tutorial will do that would be the easiest way ๐Ÿคฃ

                                In which case Pixel Flakes have a good one that includes the project files (so you can work along):

                                www.pixelflakes.com/tutorial/5-concrete-cliff/

                                For those of us who already know our way around PS, masks and material ID, this time lapse video is superb:

                                www.pixelflakes.com/tutorial/8-1-hour-challenge/

                                www.davidhier.co.uk

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                                  Zylescozar19
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                                  @valerostudio said:

                                  If you're not using MatID channels and Photoshop then you are not taking advantage of the most powerful tool in a render artists kit. Learn as soon as you can!

                                  ๐Ÿ˜Ž yea... thanks

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                                    Zylescozar19
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                                    @hieru said:

                                    @zylescozar19 said:

                                    I guess a Video tutorial will do that would be the easiest way ๐Ÿคฃ

                                    In which case Pixel Flakes have a good one that includes the project files (so you can work along):

                                    www.pixelflakes.com/tutorial/5-concrete-cliff/

                                    For those of us who already know our way around PS, masks and material ID, this time lapse video is superb:

                                    www.pixelflakes.com/tutorial/8-1-hour-challenge/

                                    Thank you so much for the help!!!

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                                    • dkendigD
                                      dkendig
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                                      you could try using proxies... ๐Ÿ˜‰
                                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UQvP9idOijo

                                      ValeroStudio just posted an image on our beta forums, using proxies for grass. Matt, would you like to show it off here? You can now!

                                      Devin Kendig
                                      Developer

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                                        valerostudio
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                                        Proxies will change everything you thought SketchUp could do.
                                        grass.jpg

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                                          valerostudio
                                          last edited by

                                          And this...

                                          SwapTest.jpg

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                                          • dkendigD
                                            dkendig
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                                            thank you Matt ๐Ÿ˜„

                                            Devin Kendig
                                            Developer

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