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  • mschackmschack Posts: 337
    edited September 2021

    The ole spiky terrain trick

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  • JonstarkJonstark Posts: 2,738

    Wow, I didn't know that one.  Brilliant!  Works excellently! 

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 8,613

    mschack said:

    The ole spiky terrain trick

    Very nice effect !!!

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169

    mschack said:

    The ole spiky terrain trick

    I love that spikey terrain trick.  Your execution is brilliant.  I first came across the spikey terrain trick in the Carrara Studio 3 Handbook (Mike De La Flor) in the chapter inspired by Lake Louise (Chapter 12 by Peter MacDougall).  It is indeed an oldie but a goodie.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,213

    Bryce scenes use the spikey terrain trick a lot too.

    I have seen it discussed in many of their tutorials.

    Octane render 4 Carrara I use displacement vegetation on any mesh because unlike other render engines including Carrara's native, displacement in Octane is relatively cheap resource wise.

    I assume (not tried) the same would apply to Octane 4 D|S

    Dartanbeck might want to look into it. enlightened

  • mschackmschack Posts: 337
    edited September 2021

    Thanks for the comments everyone!

    @WendyLuvsCatzPerson speaking of displacement I have started to experimnent making terrains using the vertex modeler displacement brush.  You really have to crank up the subdivision but it is kinda nice to draw what you want.  It also has the benefit of making curved horizontal surfaces.  Unfortunately the terrain shaders don't seem to show up nice on regular vertex objects, not sure if it is a scale thing.

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  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 9,987

    thanks for the zip! he looks like me in the mornings

     

  • mschackmschack Posts: 337

    haha!

  • DiomedeDiomede Posts: 15,169
    edited September 2021

    I have placed a low detail Acacacia tree in my No One Asked Me thread.  Free for any use.

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7023961/#Comment_7023961

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  • mschackmschack Posts: 337

    Oh nice, thanks!

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,213

    I posted this in Diomede's thread for his leaves but will share here too as can be used for shrubbery billboards in general

    (and animals etc)

    they are all alpha png images

    https://www.heritagetype.com/pages/free-vintage-illustrations

  • mschackmschack Posts: 337
    edited September 2021

    Thanks Wendy!

    And here is Diomedes extensive Carrara tree...  tutorial doesn't even do it justice but here it is.

    https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/comment/7029011/#Comment_7029011

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