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Post by heat stroke on Feb 3, 2011 23:52:28 GMT
That stinks that you can only use 3 objects. Oh well, its still a great picture! So realistic and... awesome!
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Post by Goonfella on Feb 4, 2011 6:38:12 GMT
I mentioned about the restrictions on the Planetside forum and apparently you can use procedural shaders instead. So all is not lost. I`ve been trying to work out how to add a few rocks to break up the grass a bit.
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Post by blackpenny on Feb 4, 2011 15:47:47 GMT
New Forest looks really real.
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Post by TheBad1 on Feb 4, 2011 22:00:30 GMT
Nice job on New Forest mate. I'm really looking forward to when you get to grips totally with Terragen (that really is a compliment, although it doesn't properly read that way ) ... Kudos to lance for setting up this part of the forum, otherwise we may not have seen such awesomeness posted
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Post by Goonfella on Feb 5, 2011 6:53:09 GMT
Welshy are you blowing me a kiss? I`m getting worried about you! ;D
I know where you are coming from. It`s a slow process (especially for me!) but I`m gradually getting there. I learnt a bit about the node network today and how to insert and use clip files . Joining the TG2 forum has proved invaluable and has helped me along already.
Blackpenny - not real enough for me though. In v2 I`ve added a bit of variation to the heights of the trees and changed the camera angle. I`m still trying to add a few rocks in as well to break up all the grass.
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Post by Pixey on Feb 5, 2011 9:20:22 GMT
Jeepers ...... New Forest is Who needs a camera now? I will n o t (says to self over & over) go and look at this new software! P.S. Didn't think you could say fart on this forum ;D
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Post by Goonfella on Feb 7, 2011 19:56:44 GMT
Update of New Forest posted. I`ve made it so the trees vary in height - they are never ALL the same after all! Added a few rocks using the Fake Stone Shader and adjusted the grass a bit. I also imported it in to PDN and added a couple of birds using Custom Brushes. Oh and I changed the camera viewpoint so it`s nearer the ground.
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Post by Helen on Feb 7, 2011 20:49:44 GMT
I almost choked. The two "forests" that you did look exactly like the park I go to in the summer time. That's just too coincidental. The look like photographs. You amaze me with your creativity.
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Post by barbieq25 on Feb 7, 2011 21:57:28 GMT
Both are great. The first one has that haze that we get when it is really hot & there are a lot of fires burning. I know what Welshy is trying to say too & I agree. Goonie your T2 works are fabulous but as you master more & more you will keep blowing us out of the water & boy we are keen to see how you progress. It is such a pleasure for me to see people mastering new programs & new ways of working, PDN or not.
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Post by chrisco97 on Feb 7, 2011 22:48:33 GMT
Wow, looks so much more real! Great update to it.
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Post by Goonfella on Feb 7, 2011 23:04:51 GMT
Helen it must be so nice to have a place like that to visit. Lovely and peaceful with just the birds singing. Amazing that my forest should be so like your real one. I just hope I keep it going Barbie. I have a habit of leaving a program alone for a while why I try out something new - then forgetting what I`ve learnt! PDN is the only one so far to have totally grabbed my attention. Glad you like it Chris.
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Post by lancemcknight on Feb 8, 2011 0:02:29 GMT
Kudos to lance for setting up this part of the forum, otherwise we may not have seen such awesomeness posted I will only take part credit. It goes to the rest of you for asking for this board. I have to agree, though, that it is helping to show off other areas where we are starting (or already have) excel at. Goon, I like the 2nd version better. My only question is, can you create texture in PDN or GIMP and import them to TG2?
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Post by Goonfella on Feb 8, 2011 6:50:34 GMT
Thanks Lance. All the fiddling around was worth it then. I`m really not sure about the textures. It would be nice if you could import them. I`ll have to find out. Frankly I don`t see why not.
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Post by heat stroke on Feb 8, 2011 14:03:08 GMT
Great job with the new version! The birds are a nice touch! Now the trees dont look the same!
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Post by blackpenny on Feb 8, 2011 17:46:03 GMT
The added elements look even more real. And nice contrast.
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Post by Goonfella on Feb 8, 2011 18:42:12 GMT
Thanks for all the feedback. I think I`ll stick with this as the final render for New Forest then. I`m quite happy with how it looks now. Lance I`ve been looking into whether I can include my own textures and the good news is that I can! It`s all done in the node structure apparently. You right click, go to Colour Shaders>Image Map Shader and the program will ask you to pick your texture/image . Then you attach the output to the input of a new surface shader's color input, or as a child. All a bit complicated really. It`s not like PDN where you just navigate to your texture and click on it .I`ve had some basic advice to start me off so I`ll have to have a go sometime.
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Post by TheBad1 on Feb 8, 2011 19:17:45 GMT
Welshy are you blowing me a kiss? I`m getting worried about you! ;D Shhhhhhhhhhh ... don't tell anybody Nice job on the new, New Forest mate. I'm glad I don't work anywhere like that one ... too much walking ;D
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Post by Goonfella on Feb 8, 2011 19:44:39 GMT
Plenty of rocks to sit down and catch your breath though old man! ;D Just had a go at adding a few textures of my own and what a difference it makes! It`s easier than I thought as well.
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Post by Goonfella on Feb 9, 2011 19:58:44 GMT
Right , this has got to be the final version! More an exercise in how to use textures really. Personally I still prefer v2 even though the 3rd one has real grass.
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Post by barbieq25 on Feb 9, 2011 22:10:50 GMT
The second one is more high summer whereas the 3rd version is more like early summer. Honestly, I don't know which one I like best because they are all so good & each one conjures up different feelings & thoughts. A good thing, I think. Great work on all of them.
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Post by heat stroke on Feb 10, 2011 3:03:12 GMT
It might just be me, but I prefer the version with grass. Amazing job!
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Post by Helen on Feb 10, 2011 19:26:02 GMT
I don't have a preferred version as I find them all beautiful. Maybe it's like barbie said--different times of summer is what the images depict. Awesome work!
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