I'm fairly new to TerraGen 2, just been trying out the free Technology Preview in the last few weeks, and these images are what I've come up with. I'd love some constructive criticism, it would really help! All the images have had minor post work applied (contrast, black levels). Here are my best images in order of creation.
Experimenting with clouds (not enough samples):
Created following the "Your First Scene" tutorial:
Trying out population using XFrog foliage. I hadn't realised that I could adjust the max altitude of the trees, so it's not terribly realistic.
Moving the camera above the clouds:
Experimenting with planets. Is there a way to make the atmosphere glow around the edge?
Sort of inspired by the marketing posters for Edinburgh's Our Dynamic Earth visitor attraction:
This one's kind of a remake of one of my older TG0.9 renders:
I quite like this one, even though the composition's slightly off. Just experimenting with the Twist and Shear shader:
And finally, this night time shot. This took 3 hours and 5 minutes, which is my longest render to date. Note the fir forest in the valley:
Thanks for taking the time to look at a noob's work! Any comments and criticisms would be appreciated!
Alex