Tree Foliage>>>sprite based

[pixym]

Hello,

The tree does not look very beautiful.
Why don't you use a real polygonal foliage tree if you have got just one?

Bye

[Chewey]

I like the effect. Has a fantasy look to it.

[rendermonkey23]

who said trees have to look beautiful :D I like it alot....super stylish.

[ambassador]

Originally posted by pixym
Hello,

The tree does not look very beautiful.
Why don't you use a real polygonal foliage tree if you have got just one?

Bye


Well it was not titled "beautiful tree",( like i said, "testing sprite based foliage" ) to answer one question;) and why have un-needed polygons when you do not need to bother with geometry, and long render times...and theres only one because its a test scene...and about "just not using polygons", i simply could, but its always better know more than one solution for something;) Bye


thanks Chewey

thanks rendermonkey, i guess you also live in a world were all trees are not "beautiful trees":p ;)

[SheepFactory]

hey man that tree is not beatiful, :D

Good idea going the sprite way , is it just one sprite image or multiple images?

i didnt get the blur though , it looks like its blurred randomly. was it a problem caused by the sprites or intentional?

nice job

A|i

[ambassador]

Thanks sheepfactory,
it is one sprite surface with 2 inset layers. yeah, since the image was only a "tester" i did a really quick post procession job, thats why the blur looks a little funny, its not the sprites... this scene is just a quickTest , thrown together really quickly just to see how my sprite foliage "generally" looks when its applied differently

[rendermonkey23]

by the way...I think I like the grass the best :) naaa. I like the whole thing. the grass is saa weeet though.

[pixym]

Thank you for the explanation Amassador. However, I still do not like the effect but it is very "creative" like and interesting for some purpose.

Bye

[David Lightbown]

I think it's brilliant, great use of the tools and it has a unique look that will make viewers used to the trite overused 3D tree. A very interesting technique and it looks great!

David

[Bytehawk]

the disadvantage of using sprite based foilage is that they dont't throw shadows...

afaik

[ambassador]

David Lightbown , thanks:)

bytehawk,
actually they DO "cast shadows" ;) as a "solid", just not "self shadowing", but thats easily simulated ;)...but of coarse this method would not generally be used for "close up shots"

[Bytehawk]

Hi,

You're right, it does work.

here's some tests with volumetric and sprite based particles and shadow mapped/raytraced shadows

tha flowers are sprites too

http://users.skynet.be/bytehawk/cgchann/1.JPG
volumetric/shadow mapped

http://users.skynet.be/bytehawk/cgchann/2.JPG
volumetric/traced

http://users.skynet.be/bytehawk/cgchann/3.JPG
sprite/traced

http://users.skynet.be/bytehawk/cgchann/4.JPG
sprite/shadow mapped

[Cman]

Whatever happened to these images?
Whatever happened with these tests??

[Chewey]

Probably something to do with the magic of "archiving"

Not quite as malevolent as "newspeak" though. A bit like your datoids floating off the edge of the flat web universe and into a black hole.
:scream:

[wgreenlee1]

Well...........I tried to see them...:shrug:

[uncommongrafx]

Hey, wgreenlee1,
The pics don't show up for you, either???

Tried it on all my browsers and I get no pics.

oh well...


[Edit: Thanks Chewey! I've been wondering what the hell has been wrong with my system.]

[tonami]

Can't see the images here either :(

[ambassador]

WTF:applause: hehe Cman, dude this thread is more than a year old:wip: , im suprised its still here at all


how did you end up back here:scream: If you would like I could re-post the images for you. About the tests, I did not do much more experimentation with them after this, I think I moved onto doing single voxel experimentation right after this...I forget, but I did use it recently to make an abstract forest image, I belive I posted it here about a month ago.

[Shade01]

So I guess there ARE people who go all the way to page 87!

[Bytehawk]

wow a blast from the past
didn't remeber I posted that

[Bytehawk]

just checked. Sorry, don't have the images anymore. Deleted them some time ago.

[Cman]

Originally posted by Shade01
So I guess there ARE people who go all the way to page 87!

LOL!
I was bummin' around and thought I might learn something when I came across this thread.
Images probably got cut. :shrug:

[cgwolf]

Hey nice work and I love the cartoony style of your character. nice detail in the model as well, should be great for animation.

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