#PLANT SIMULATION 3DS MAX HOW TO#

Let's open up Modeler and turn on the OpenGL Smooth Shaded preview. By doing it this way, we can accurately apply texture maps and still be able to load the entire lily object into a scene as many times as we want by using the 'Load From Scene' command in the objects panel. Then, we'll load them into Layout, surface them, clone them as necessary, and assemble the actual objects. Instead of assembling everything in Modeler, we'll only be modeling the parts. We'll be doing things a little differently in this tutorial than you are probably used to. Now let's move on to the fun part - Modeling! The Modelling We're going to slightly alter our lily so the flowers and buds will not be angled downwards as they are in the picture. They appear to be staggered down the stem almost all the way down to the very bottom. Also look at the arrangement of the leaves along the stem. Notice the way that the petals are curved. Take a look at the reference image in Figure 2. Since we'll be creating lilies in this tutorial, a picture will suffice. The first basic rule of modeling anything found in life is to have its real-world counterpart available for study (or at least a picture of it). OK, enough with the lecture, let's make some flowers! When to Use GreeneryДЇigure 2: Reference Image. Plants and flowers can add a lot to an image, so a good 3D artist shouldn't be afraid to include them where they would naturally be found in reality. This is a good example of how plants add life to a scene and really increase the overall realism of the image. They also add tremendous photorealistic credibility to the scene.ДЇigure 1: Example of plants in a scene. In a 3D image, they greatly reduce the perfect, 'sterile' look commonly found in many indoor scenes. The reason for this is that plants and flowers give indoor environments a much more pleasant atmosphere. However, if you take a look at 75% of the office buildings in America, you're most likely going to find some sort of foliage or flora. The first thing that comes to mind probably isn't the fake tree sitting in the corner. Take a typical office building for example. However, there are many other places in life where various kinds of plants or flowers can be found. So we know that most outdoor scenes need greenery, but what about indoor scenes? Now, obviously you're not going to place a big pot of flowers on the console of your intergalactic space cruiser. For the most part, an outdoor image that doesn't contain some sort of greenery is probably going to look like it's missing something. One would be hard pressed to go anywhere outside and not see some sort of vegetation, whether it be the giant oak tree in your backyard or the nagging weeds growing in the cracks of the sidewalk. The most common place to find greenery is going to be outside.

#PLANT SIMULATION 3DS MAX HOW TO#

This tutorial requires a thorough awareness of the tools in Lightwave and Photoshop as well as a basic knowledge of how to use them. In this tutorial, I hope to demonstrate how easy it is to create detailed flowers and plants that will add a great deal to an image (assuming the image calls for them, of course). Second, I also think that it's still pretty daunting for a lot of people when they see tons of little leaves and all of the parts that make up a flower or a plant. First, when an image contains plants and/or flowers that are pleasing to the eye, they immediately stand out since it is still somewhat uncommon to find photorealistic greenery in images. I can't tell you how many times I've been asked, 'How did you make those flowers?' or 'Can you tell me how to model a good plant?'.

Plant simulation 3ds max