Surface Layer in Rock ignoring Shadows?

[Kevin F]

That is what happens when you learn new software and want it to do specific things through experimentation. Terragen also doesn't have appropriate documentation or tutorials like any other professional software (You could be helping with that). Most is also outdated... And I use Terragen free. Nothing to share unless it's render and much better settings, in that area, I have like 7 images. All available.  Lol If there is one thing Terragen needs more then anything, is another 100,000 users asking questions and submitting tutorials, and getting problems solved so people can understand the under-appreciated software. Lot of people suggest using Vue mainly in the principle there isn't much help or documentation here...

If a scene isn't producing problems like every other person which press you to make new unique approaches, you aren't working hard enough imo. No one here is a master of Terragen, hell even some of the most impressive people ask questions. Lol

I agree with all you say, asking questions is fine with me. I'd just like to see what you do with the advice you get.
You seem to have a lot of projects on at once or one scene with lots going on. The variety of the questions you have posted recently would indicate this. It would help if you showed your work as a whole.

I don't agree that if a scene isn't producing problems then you aren't working hard enough!

I work to my own level of competence or incompetence and ask for advice or help when I need it.

I noticed you downloaded a copy of my method for snow on trees a year or so back, thanked me and said you would show what you had done with it. Did I miss that one?

I would like to see you ask more questions Kevin. Icy Erosion is getting there.

I've asked plenty of questions over the years, ever since this forum started. Perhaps you should check some of them out.


I don't understand what you mean by "icy erosion is getting there". - Getting where?

[Dune]

My advice, Kevin; don't take it all too seriously 

[WAS]

I noticed you downloaded a copy of my method for snow on trees a year or so back, thanked me and said you would show what you had done with it. Did I miss that one?

You did, I posted up questions on limiting to tops and beveling, and gave up. I have a couple winter firs, but have not created alpine scenes in which I want to use them. Having only 4GB (3.5) usable ram, limits the use of objects in general to about one to two tiny populations.

I don't understand what you mean by "icy erosion is getting there". - Getting where?

It's very nice, but It's effect is only seen in the intersections of ice ledges colliding in the real world, so isn't suited for a shader imo. I see this method of ice used a lot and find it very unrealistic. I would love to see something mixing this into shelfing, which I have been attempting with voronoi cells but haven't quite gotten anything that looks nice.


As far as a scene not offering challenge, I employ you. Even professionals such as my friends cousin who worked on The Lord of the Rings specifically as a debugger and coordinator for visual effects encountered hundreds of projects to do during it's production. Same goes for any movie with any amount of research.

This is also why many people work on these scenes and peer review them for bugs even they cannot see as well.

[bobbystahr]

My advice, Kevin; don't take it all too seriously 

Best advice...