tree Translucency

[Alex Abarca]

I think it's time to introduce front/back map to you. Right now, sun facing sides of your leaves, have way to much translucency, while back faces looks ok.

Like this, you mean?

[Alex Abarca]

Or like this?

[vkiuru]

Here's a quick render of my current WIP project. Say what you will but I like strong colors in nature :) Worth mentioning is I live in Finland, our summers are short but vibrant in color whereas I think in places where there is more heat leaves often tend to look kinda dry, so I think geographical location might be one reason why we sometimes get conflicting opinions on saturation.

[romullus]

Or like this?

Yep, something like this, just make sure your front facing map is darker, have more contrast and green color. Back facing may be more towards yellow, lighter with less contrast. Then you should have pretty good starting point.

Edit: whether your material's diffuse component needs twosided map or not, depends on type of leaves you trying to replicate.

[Alex Abarca]

Here's a quick render of my current WIP project. Say what you will but I like strong colors in nature :) Worth mentioning is I live in Finland, our summers are short but vibrant in color whereas I think in places where there is more heat leaves often tend to look kinda dry, so I think geographical location might be one reason why we sometimes get conflicting opinions on saturation.

Looks good man! I wouldn't change a thing. i think the most important thing in vegetation is translucency, and about color, there is millions of shades of green. I think you cant go wrong. My trees in my back yard are lime green in April and dull in late summer.

[Alex Abarca]

Or like this?

Yep, something like this, just make sure your front facing map is darker, have more contrast and green color. Back facing may be more towards yellow, lighter with less contrast. Then you should have pretty good starting point.

Edit: whether your material's diffuse component needs twosided map or not, depends on type of leaves you trying to replicate.

Awsome, thanks!

[jjduncs]

jumping on the tree material testing bandwagon

[Alex Abarca]

These look pretty cool! especially that maple tree. This is a never ending ride on the van wagon, with trees and all. Your slate view is cut off, can we see more to the right? Thanks

[jjduncs]

Yeah sorry about that. Its just connected to a multisub with all the different leaf mats (just different maps and colours). All the leaves use the same rough settings at the moment.

[Caue Rodrigues]

I tested the tips and had this result:

little tree in center

[Alex Abarca]

It looks good!, I'm glad this discussion worked for you.

[Utroll]

+1

[jjduncs]

had a go with the same material as i posted earlier on a bunch of evermotion vol 58 trees.