Collab2021 – WIP – artifact

[Jonathan Lampel]

Great work @artifact , this does indeed look better! 

To get the procedural textures to work, you’ll first need to apply rotation and scale. Then, you can use the object coordinates like so:

Hope that helps! 

[artifact]

Ah, thanks @jlampel That’s just the sort of look I was going for!

[artifact]

WIP update: this is where I am with my foreground bushes:

Bit of a deviation from my earlier attempts, but I really like how they are looking. Really low poly too! Just 2 triangles when instanced using GN.

[artifact]

And even with the leaf cards joined, still very low poly: 2578 triangles.

This is basic diffuse texture only at the moment. Working on the shaders later today.

@jlampel , I’m not sure if they fit the stylization of the spice vendor’s house. This is how they appear in Kent’s block-out scene:

[Jonathan Lampel]

Looking good! I’d say it absolutely fits the style. There are just a couple things I would recommend before calling it complete. 

Try varying the size and shape of each clump so that it doesn’t look like identical spheres stacked together. 

Filling this hole on the back of the bush:

Checking for any faces that are too close together that will cause z-fighting and flicker black:

Using some translucency so that it appears softer overall:

And finally, you could try adding some color through a procedural gradient or noise texture if you have the time. 

Excellent job thus far, and I think with those final touches it’ll be perfect! 

[artifact]

Thanks @jlampel Can’t wait to get started with those materials. Your render looks great!

[splat21]

@artifact, it looks like you are finishing up with your project.  And, your bushes look great.  I’d love to post your artwork in the TSMF Blog.  Please let me know if you create a money shot.  

[artifact]

@splat21 Will do

[artifact]

Homework Submission – Week 4 – Foreground Bushes

@jlampel  

At the end of week 4, I’m pretty happy with how the foreground bushes have turned out after factoring in Jonathan Lampel’s material advice. I still have a few Z-fighting issues to solve on some of the bushes, but I should be through with that by tomorrow.

@splat21 I think this render would be good for the blog post. Thanks alot, Splat!

[splat21]

@artifact, I agree – this looks great!  Thanks for providing a money shot.

[artifact]

My pleasure, mate!

[Jonathan Lampel]

Woohoo, this is looking awesome! Full points for week 4 and a little extra for the attention to detail and implementing each piece of feedback! 

[Kent Trammell]

Your bush turned out beautifully @artifact! I’ve applied some material + normal tweaks to ensure it fits into the scene and I think it looks gorgeous:

Fluffy and luscious! Thanks for contributing to Collab 20201. It’s been a pleasure working with you 🤝

[artifact]

Thanks, @theluthier ! Couldn’t have done it without @jlampel help. And thanks to both of you for steering us over the finish line on yet another great collab. 🙌🙌

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