COLLAB2021 – If You Wanna Have Some Fun – NATURE FG

[spikeyxxx]

Fore- and middle-ground nature Assets:

B: FG Bushes **                                                G: Rocks *

C: FG Flowers *                                                H: Creek **

D: FG Tree A ***                                               I:  Ivy **

E: FG Tree B ***                                               J:  MG Trees ***

F: FG: Grass ***                                               K: MG Bushes ***

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[Austin Dunham]

Hi spikeyxxx ,
   Looking forward to working with you on this!  I’m doing the midground trees and am experimenting with the sapling modifier for them.   Definitely going to have to work on optimizing geometry to give the bushy feeling without slowing things to a crawl with too many leaves.

[spikeyxxx]

Hi wardred, welcome to the team!

As you mentioned in the HQ post ,the Sapling generator is not a Modifier, move it and you loose the Settings! (Last Operation Window).

If you get too frustrated, you can use another way to create the tree. It’s the result that counts, not how you get there 😉

[Tobias Schmid]

@spikeyxxx Hi Spikeyxxx and nature team. Probably u remember me, u gave me some grades and feedback of my work, thanks for that again. I will do the FG Bushes. I’m intermediate and can start on my own.

Do you have some advice  how we approach the modelling, like modlling with geomerty or alpha planes for leafes as an example.

I think i try alpha planes first with procedrual textures.

Do you have a link to the google drive folder, to get acces to the reference art sheet and so?

Excited to be here.

[artifact]

@spikeyxxx Yes, I do! I DO wanna have fun!

Hi Spikey/Wardred/benkroft,

Honored to join you guys on this project. Like benkroft, I’ll be tackling the FG Bushes initially. Can’t wait to work with all you guys.

[onelombax]

Hi,

I finsihed the stylized forest but wasn’t happy the way I handled the leaves (especially the optimisation). I’d like to participate at that stage if it’s okay and I can give a hand with the sapling add-on for any that are struggling (been experimenting a lot ahah). I’ve already asked to work on it through the spreadsheet but thought I’d say hello 🙂

[spikeyxxx]

@benkroft welcome to the best team 😉

You can model the bushes however you want!

Personally, I would not use the Sapling Addon for this, as you can only see leaves. (I’ve tried making bushes with the Sapling generator in the past and that was a very painful experience for me.), but you can use any method you like.

Experiment a bit. Maybe even try sculpting and make the leaves with Shading…

I had a quick go at it using GN and got this (no leaves, just ovals):

Just try some things out, but don’t spend days, figuring out what the best way is for you 😉

[spikeyxxx]

I do have a link, but I don’t know if you can access it through that link…I don’t see you on the list yet.

Anyway, so far it is still empty folders only.

[spikeyxxx]

Welcome @artifact to the best team in this Collab 😉

And in case someone asks: the (temporary?) team name is the title of a Spice Girls song  😂

[spikeyxxx]

Hi @onelombax  glad you decided to join us!

[artifact]

😂 I think the title was “wannabe” or something like that…

[artifact]

NOT that I was a fan of the group or anything…

[spikeyxxx]

@artifact you are right, they also had a song called ‘Wannabe’, but from the album Forever:

[artifact]

Right you are, @spikeyxxx . Man, I feel so old now…

[spikeyxxx]

Sorry for that, it was not my intention to make you feel old 😂

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