Formula D test track

[ravells]

Sorry if this may be a bit contravertial, but I love everything about the map except the trees. If you had fewer of them and ones with alpha holes through the foliage with leaf definition, I think the map would be just about perfect for (for me). I think redrobes or GP put some in the elements forum...please try them. I think the map would be perfect with some good looking alpha masked, lipsmacking, alphaholing, greenywinking, trees.

Seriously, fewer trees and get some nice ones. Everything else is perfect.

[armoredgear7]

Sorry if this may be a bit contravertial, but I love everything about the map except the trees. If you had fewer of them and ones with alpha holes through the foliage with leaf definition, I think the map would be just about perfect for (for me). I think redrobes or GP put some in the elements forum...please try them. I think the map would be perfect with some good looking alpha masked, lipsmacking, alphaholing, greenywinking, trees.

Seriously, fewer trees and get some nice ones. Everything else is perfect.

No worries about the criticism, Ravells. I haven't done much mapping at this scale before, so the style of the trees was really an experiment for me.

Without any offense to Redrobes, I don't really care for the 3d-rendered trees posted in elements forum, so I'll see about drawing trees with more detail & post the results here.

[armoredgear7]

Well, it's been awhile since my last post.

I've been hard at work experimenting with new ways to draw trees. Currently, I'm creating a brush and layer style set to enable efficient painting of a variety of trees.

The actual brushes are created from overhead images of trees – some rendered, some real. The alpha holes in the trees need to be tweaked depending on the size of the brush, so I'll probably have to tweak my masks and make a couple versions for different sizes.

I've attached an image of the style I'm using right now, plus one of the brushes without any style.