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Foliage Test Scene

This scene was initially made to test out a stylised foliage workflow inspired by the likes of Wild Robot & Puss in Boots 2 hence the painterly look for the textures. The particle system was very fun & was completed to a satisfactory level in a handful of days, however, for a variety of reasons the renders never looked quite right.
Thus the project languished in my wips for about a year.
Older & wiser (& with an actual computer & not a single laptop) I finished the scene with some better textures & lighting that I think really makes the scene sing.

This was the state this scene was in for about a year. As you can see, it doesn't look very good & I didn't yet know how to fix it. It languished in my wips until I could fix it.

This was the state this scene was in for about a year. As you can see, it doesn't look very good & I didn't yet know how to fix it.
It languished in my wips until I could fix it.

This is the picture I used for the grass, as you can tell it's intentionally stylised in a painterly kind of way inspired by projects like Wild Robot & Puss in Boots 2.

This is the picture I used for the grass, as you can tell it's intentionally stylised in a painterly kind of way inspired by projects like Wild Robot & Puss in Boots 2.

This is the geometry for the clump of grass that got used in the particle system.

This is the geometry for the clump of grass that got used in the particle system.

This is the picture used for the clovers, I made multiple plants to give the scene more of that naturalistic biodiversity.

This is the picture used for the clovers, I made multiple plants to give the scene more of that naturalistic biodiversity.

This is the geometry for the clover.

This is the geometry for the clover.

This is the drawing for the flower, this site gives png's a white background so it's gonna be a surprise.

This is the drawing for the flower, this site gives png's a white background so it's gonna be a surprise.

This plant leaf was made for the geometry of the flowers.

This plant leaf was made for the geometry of the flowers.

This is the geometry of the flowers, all three images brought together with so solid curves to connect them.

This is the geometry of the flowers, all three images brought together with so solid curves to connect them.

I'm really proud of this so you can look at another one.

I'm really proud of this so you can look at another one.

Once the objects for the particle system were set up I did some weight painting to control distribution.

Once the objects for the particle system were set up I did some weight painting to control distribution.

Finally this is the complete particle system.

Finally this is the complete particle system.

One of the flaws of the scene was the marble structure of the column which was fixed with some UV editing & a different node set-up.

One of the flaws of the scene was the marble structure of the column which was fixed with some UV editing & a different node set-up.

This is how the new marble texture looks.

This is how the new marble texture looks.

To add more depth to the image I also added a volume cube to the scene to push the contrast & give it a moodier look.

To add more depth to the image I also added a volume cube to the scene to push the contrast & give it a moodier look.

Finally, to give a more naturalistic look I used an image texture to create some dappled lighting indicative of a forested environment.

Finally, to give a more naturalistic look I used an image texture to create some dappled lighting indicative of a forested environment.

Alternate lighting for the final render.

Alternate lighting for the final render.

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