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need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 11:00 am
by choo-chee
I cannot seem to achieve good realistic leaves and plants.
I use good models but the sample included in maxwell's library turns out too dark and doesn't look good.
I tried to use the "textured" wizard option but I don't know the correct factors of leaves and flowers so it appears like plastic.
Any one has good news for me ?! thanx !!!
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:56 pm
by Half Life
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:17 pm
by choo-chee
yeah those are nice, however, they use SSS and I don't want "heavy" calculations as most of the trees I use are not that close to the camera. Is there a better / faster way to have good leaves without SSS ?
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:37 pm
by Half Life
ThinSSS renders nearly as fast as no SSS -- and shadows cast by leaves will be much more realistic due to allowing some light to pass through, which will be visible even from a distance.
Otherwise, there's not much to say about making a solid "leaf" material other than maybe good clip mapping and a normal map -- which are really texturing issues.
Best,
Jason.
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:43 pm
by choo-chee
thanx I'll try your material !
tons of them are in my library already ...
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:33 pm
by Bubbaloo
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/I ... /ID/525567
I spent a lot of time tweaking this to get it right in all lighting situations.
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:39 am
by rusteberg
every leaf needs a t-shirt to go with it:
https://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/ ... /ID/526334
brian's leaf is superb!!!!
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 5:51 am
by Bubbaloo
Shameless!
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:17 am
by eric nixon
You spent a lot of time on that leaf but it doesnt bloody work! I want my ten dollars back
and a reward for the info that it dont work. But if you set it too non-additive and change the a few settings it works fine. So maybe dont sell it, cuz it dont work < obviously
Altered working version;
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:27 am
by Bubbaloo
How does it not work? See the picture? It works. I use it all the time.
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:17 pm
by rickyinmotion
@nixon : because you don't use it on a single plane polygon...
Re: need some help with materials: realistic leaves.
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:23 pm
by eric nixon
Brian, actually I dont have a copy here to look at . I just rememeber it didnt work (gave noise / looked wrong) I think it used an additive layer which isnt helpful for transparent things... If you render a simball we can compare it directly.
P.s. I'm working on the racing cars again, its looking good
