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Title: The Blossoming Wood
Post by: ares2101 on February 18, 2012, 11:00:26 AM
My latest render.

(http://johnsonm.com/Art/The_Blossoming_Wood.jpg)
Title: Re: The Blossoming Wood
Post by: AndyWelder on February 18, 2012, 11:20:37 AM
One thing that sure would improve this render: More variation in the height of the populations. Now all the flowers have the same height, using different values for minimum and maximum scale would cure that. The same goes for the grass and the trees.
Title: Re: The Blossoming Wood
Post by: Jonathan on February 18, 2012, 03:33:59 PM
I like it, but as you can see and as I have discovered, some of the Xfrog trees are less realistic than others...especially the trunks and branches.....might be worth trying a different variety? j
Title: Re: The Blossoming Wood
Post by: masonspappy on February 18, 2012, 07:03:43 PM
Agree with remarks above. It's a good picture, but some enhancements could make it splendid
Title: Re: The Blossoming Wood
Post by: Jonathan on February 19, 2012, 06:00:06 AM
....and I don't know whether you have experimented with the translucency setting for Xfrog leaves and flowers but I normally set that to 0.80 which allows more light through the trees.... J
Title: Re: The Blossoming Wood
Post by: ares2101 on February 20, 2012, 01:05:40 PM
Quote from: AndyWelder on February 18, 2012, 11:20:37 AM
One thing that sure would improve this render: More variation in the height of the populations. Now all the flowers have the same height, using different values for minimum and maximum scale would cure that. The same goes for the grass and the trees.

I took your advice and adjusted the grass and flowers and you're right, it now looks more natural.  I'll have to keep this trick in mind for future images.

(http://johnsonm.com/Art/The_Blossoming_Wood_V2.jpg)