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    How could i get realistic grass? Any suggestions?

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      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. πŸ’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. πŸ˜„

        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 😳
        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. πŸ˜„

          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 🀣

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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

            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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                  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 β˜€

                  http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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                    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 β˜€

                    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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                      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... 🀣

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

                      http://charlottesvillearchitecturalrendering.com/

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                        Hieru
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                        @zylescozar19 said:

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

                        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!

                          😎 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 🀣

                            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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                              dkendig
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                              you could try using proxies... πŸ˜‰
                              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
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                                  And this...

                                  SwapTest.jpg

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                                    dkendig
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                                    thank you Matt πŸ˜„

                                    Devin Kendig
                                    Developer

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                                      valerostudio
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                                      And this...

                                      FYI - this image is totally lit by Dome Light!

                                      EvoqueTest2.jpg

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                                        Zylescozar19
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                                        Thank you so much for your tips.

                                        Got already a good tutorial for this.
                                        You might try this one. pref. this is photoshop πŸ˜„

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                                          Zylescozar19
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                                          Oppppppppppss!!! Sorry this one.

                                          πŸ˜†

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                                            Zylescozar19
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                                            Can you give me a link where can i download a vray proxy?

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