Fore- and middle-ground nature Assets:
B: FG Bushes ** G: Rocks *
C: FG Flowers * H: Creek **
D: FG Tree A *** I: Ivy **
E: FG Tree B *** J: MG Trees ***
F: FG: Grass *** K: MG Bushes ***
This is a safe place to ask your questions and, if you are lucky, get answers.
Jokes allowed. Suggestions welcome.
blanchsb created a Discord channel; it is a join at will and use at your own risk situation.
These invites expire in 7 days. Should be enough time for all who wish to join. Other invites should be available afterwards if there are stragglers.
Invite to the Rules Channel: https://discord.gg/w2HJ76bR
Text Channel Invite Link: https://discord.gg/PEEKK44h
AV Channel Invite Link: https://discord.gg/HkUgUcnK
Hi spikeyxxx ,
Looking forward to working with you on this! I'm doing the midground trees and am experimenting with the sapling modifier for them. Definitely going to have to work on optimizing geometry to give the bushy feeling without slowing things to a crawl with too many leaves.
Hi wardred, welcome to the team!
As you mentioned in the HQ post ,the Sapling generator is not a Modifier, move it and you loose the Settings! (Last Operation Window).
If you get too frustrated, you can use another way to create the tree. It's the result that counts, not how you get there ;)
spikeyxxx Hi Spikeyxxx and nature team. Probably u remember me, u gave me some grades and feedback of my work, thanks for that again. I will do the FG Bushes. I'm intermediate and can start on my own.
Do you have some advice how we approach the modelling, like modlling with geomerty or alpha planes for leafes as an example.
I think i try alpha planes first with procedrual textures.
Do you have a link to the google drive folder, to get acces to the reference art sheet and so?
Excited to be here.
Hi,
I finsihed the stylized forest but wasn't happy the way I handled the leaves (especially the optimisation). I'd like to participate at that stage if it's okay and I can give a hand with the sapling add-on for any that are struggling (been experimenting a lot ahah). I've already asked to work on it through the spreadsheet but thought I'd say hello :)
benkroft welcome to the best team ;)
You can model the bushes however you want!
Personally, I would not use the Sapling Addon for this, as you can only see leaves. (I've tried making bushes with the Sapling generator in the past and that was a very painful experience for me.), but you can use any method you like.
Experiment a bit. Maybe even try sculpting and make the leaves with Shading...
I had a quick go at it using GN and got this (no leaves, just ovals):
Just try some things out, but don't spend days, figuring out what the best way is for you ;)
I do have a link, but I don't know if you can access it through that link...I don't see you on the list yet.
Anyway, so far it is still empty folders only.
Hello Team,
honored to be working with you all :)
I chose the creek.
Best
Florian
hey guys, since i am a lover of nature i decided to come here and try some flowers :)
so i know we cannot use subdivision modifier but we are allowed to use the geometry subdivision node ?
still am not good with nodes so it will be messing around i guess :p
Welcome Florian. Glad to have you with us!
Not really a surprise that you chose the creek 😉
I hope you share a bit of the workflow in your WIP thread. I don't know anything about flowmaps (was that what they are called?) and I'd love to learn!
