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Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 6:06 am
by seghier
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:56 am
by dariolanza
Hi seghier,
Interesting usage of the Scatterer. Congrats!
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:54 am
by choo-chee
very interesting... how do you use the grass modifier to create those leaves? I was sure it allowed only tubular shapes ..?
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:06 pm
by seghier
dariolanza wrote:Hi seghier,
Interesting usage of the Scatterer. Congrats!
thanks Dario
i use grass modifier only ( or you mean grass modifier with scatterer ? )
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:17 pm
by seghier
choo-chee wrote:very interesting... how do you use the grass modifier to create those leaves? I was sure it allowed only tubular shapes ..?
to create leaves i use flat grass ;for ex : length = 6cm , width (root and tip ) = 60 mm to get square shape
than i apply material have leaf texture with alpha mask ; each blade have uv channel and we can use any texture
than play with options angle / bend ...
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:22 pm
by choo-chee
wise !!! today I've learned a new idea.
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 12:26 pm
by seghier
yes grass modifier is a great tool
you can use cylindre type to create carpet ; hair ; coton ...
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 4:48 pm
by tom
Great motivation!
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 8:55 pm
by seghier
tom wrote:Great motivation!
thank you
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 10:33 pm
by seghier
grass with angle map ; i see the tutorial how to create angle map with photoshop but i didn't have good result
this is test with angle map rendered by maxwell (normal pass) and sculpting with blender
angle map (rendered by maxwell)
density map
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i already post that in the forum : when we add new grass modifier with the first was selected ; all parameters reseted
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:32 pm
by seghier
plant created with grass modifier
tree created with blender ; leaves and small branches with grass modifier
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:50 am
by seghier
Shaun the Sheep
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:29 am
by choo-chee
seghier wrote:grass with angle map ; i see the tutorial how to create angle map with photoshop but i didn't have good result
this is test with angle map rendered by maxwell (normal pass) and sculpting with blender
angle map (rendered by maxwell)
density map
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looks very good. I want to ask you, if it's ok with you....: the materials look really good, what kind of grass MXM do you use? I usually use the generic one from the maxwell 2.7 manual but it lacks richness and variety like yours...
i already post that in the forum : when we add new grass modifier with the first was selected ; all parameters reseted
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:41 am
by seghier
for material i use real grass texture and choose channel 1 ; for better result you can mix it with sss material ( use channel 0 to add map for blades )
Re: Playing with grass modifier
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:48 am
by choo-chee
tried it but since I work through maya I think there's a problem either with the plugin or with my brains because it never works, I simply cannot assign channel=1 and get a render. I always get a strange error , something like "material is not enough for ..."
