Z TREES - FOILAGE

[50'sKID]

Hi all, I have a 45 minute drive home on winding country roads and I use that time to study the landscape, inparticular, trees. I sat down in Zbrush today to try to develope a way to model fairly realistic trees. In nature leaves appear in clumps which vary from type of tree. I put together a little tutorial on the technique. I hope it might be usefull to someone out there. For a closer tree, I would use the standard technique of a photo applied to a 3d plane and drawn individually. But this clump technique works great for background trees. 50.

http://www2.zbrushcentral.com/uploaded_from_zbc/200307/user_image-1058052350hmp.jpg

[andreseloy]

Hy 50'kids looks beutiful your method and congratulations for that. You say "I would use the standard technique of a photo applied to a 3d plane and applied individually" this last applied...exactly what mind to you...I'll aprecciated if you details what mind.
Thanks again

[50'sKID]

Hi andreseloy, I was refering to the technique from my last post:

Knarly Old Tree (http://www.pixolator.com/zbc-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=011650)

where a photo is applied as a texture on a 3d plane, the black background of the picture becomes transparent. You can then shape the leaf and draw it individually onto a branch. This can make a very realistic picture close up. I hope this helps you. :) See ya. 50.

[andreseloy]

Thanks 50'Kid work fine¡¡

[DeeVee]

Interesting technique! The spray brush can also be used to apply the leaves.

[kokoro]

yes, i agree, interesting technique. i try out. looks like there is a lot of potential in. thanks for sharing.

[50'sKID]

Thanks, DeeVee, yes I love the versatility of Zbrush! Hello koroko, I'd love to see what you can do with it, I'm sure you can impove on it. :) Bye. 50.

[Flycatcher]

Nice idea 50. In the past I have tried to mimic the clumping by hand using different alpha brushes in various rotations. This looks like a nice time-saver though. I shall give it a try sometime. :tu:

[50'sKID]

Good deal, Flycatcher, I've got to get off the 'puter for awhile and go where the trees are,...outside. See ya. 50.

[juandel]

fantastico technique, 50s! thanks for all that sharing, sketchbookmat and all :) heres my first try at your foliaging:

http://www.cyber-webs.com/zbrush/juandel/riverfol.jpg

- juandel

[50'sKID]

That's a great pic juandel!! I have yet to try water reflections. Look's very real. Nice 'artsy' layout. Thanks for posting it. See ya. 50.

[Frenchy Pilou]

Hi Kid of 50
Juandel is an expert of the Alpha trees !
Tell him some examples !
Pilou
PS
Juandel
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