Infinite Plane Effect

Question

Hi, everyone!

I've recently been wondering how you achieve an "infinite plane" type of effect where you don't see the other end of the place. For example:

I'm assuming it's something with the camera's DOF, or volumetrics to slowly fade out the background, but I'm sure many of you have way better solutions than I can come up with.

Thanks in advance and keep creating! :)

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Answer 1 · 2021-03-29T03:30:30Z

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replied March 29, 2021 3:30am

I'm pretty sure it's called a mist pass but I don't know much about how to do one

Answer 2 · 2021-03-29T15:04:45Z

Jonathan Lampel replied March 29, 2021 3:04pm

That's definitely one way! Here's how to use it:

Turn it on:

Preview the distance from the camera if you want:

Adjust the distance in the World tab:

Create a new View Layer with just the sky:

Render, head to the Compositing workspace, and combine like so:

Answer 3 · 2021-03-29T17:36:38Z

replied March 29, 2021 5:36pm

Thank you to both of you! This method looks great and seems to be exactly what I'm looking to achieve. :)