Tutorials – Terragen 4 – The Basics

    Terragen 4 Basics: Create an Aurora
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    A quick introduction to creating an aurora borealis, or the Northern Lights, in Terragen 4. This video is part

    Terragen 4 Basics: Creating a Planetary View
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    A quick introduction to creating an orbital view of a planet with continents and oceans in Terragen 4. This

    Terragen 4 Basics: Improving Plant Placement
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    Three key techniques for achieving more natural looking vegetation in Terragen 4. This video is part of an introductory

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    Terragen 4 Basics: Procedural Stars
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    A quick introduction to creating procedural starfields in Terragen. Part of an introductory tutorial series on Terragen.

    Terragen 4 Basics: Simple Shape Shader
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    A quick introduction to using the simple shape shader in Terragen for displacement, masking, clouds, populations, and more. This

    Terragen 4 Basics: Recreate the Earth
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    A quick tutorial on recreating the Earth in Terragen 4 using image maps and shaders. Images: Displacement – <a href="https://assetsvfx.gumroad.com/l/uHyhPT"

    Easy Autumn Colors in Terragen
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    An easy trick for quickly creating realistic autumn forests in Terragen. This video is part of an introductory series

    Terragen Quickstart – 10 Minute Mountain Lake
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    Never used Terragen before? Start here! Build a mountain lakeside environment in under ten minutes. A quick

    Build Floating Islands in Terragen
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    A quick tutorial on creating floating islands in Terragen 4 using displaceable cubes.

    Terragen Timelapse: Storm’s Quiet
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    This is a series of work-in-progress renderings from my scene Storm’s Quiet. Hopefully

    Terragen Timelapse: Rattlesnake Gulch
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    Another series of work-in-progress renders, giving a peek into my approach to building up a scene in Terragen. Need more?

    Terragen Timelapse: Meadow View
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    Another timelapse created using work-in-progress renders from my Meadow View scene. Hopefully gives some insight into how the scene

    Terragen Timelapse: Paths Not Taken
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    A Terragen timelapse created using work-in-progress images from “Paths Not Taken”, 3rd place winner of the NWDA Horizons contest.

    Using PBR Materials in Terragen
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    A quick introduction to using PBR materials in Terragen. How to apply textures to imported objects. This video

    Terragen Timelapse: Fantasy Fortress
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    A timelapse created using work-in-progress renders from my Fantasy Fortress scene. Hopefully gives some insight into how the scene

    Terragen 4 Basics: Build a Basic River
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    A quick overview of creating a basic mountain in Terragen. This video is part of beginner tutorial series on

    Create Alien Pillars in Terragen 4
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    A quick tutorial on creating alien pillar formations in Terragen 4 using vector displacement and the vortex shader. WAS’s

    Make Beautiful Nebulae in Terragen 4
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    A quick intro to creating beautiful space nebulae in Terragen 4 using the Sirenko method. Original file share from Denis

    Make Beautiful Nebulae in Terragen 4
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    A quick introduction to creating incredible nebula formations in Terragen 4 using the Sirenko method. Huge thanks to Denis

    How to get Sun Rays in Terragen 4
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    Some quick tips on creating sun rays, god rays, or crepuscular rays in Terragen 4.

    Terragen Timelapse: Summer Serenity
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    A timelapse created using work-in-progress renders from my Serenity scene. Hopefully gives some insight into how the scene came

    Create Ice in Terragen 4
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    A quick introduction to creating ice formations in Terragen 4, including geometry, shaders, and subsurface scattering.

    How to make Realistic Snow in Terragen 4
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    A quick tutorial on creating snow for foreground shots in Terragen 4.