Plants and Vegetation

jibberishballr

I've learned a few different techniques for doing this, but was wondering what the professionals in the industry use? I aim to work in the game industry so I'd like to know what techniques are most often used.

Currently I can make plants and vegetation via alpha maps, paint effects in maya, and using onyx. What to the pros use primarily?

Eric Chadwick

High-res 3d models to bake textures from. Hand-modeled lowpoly (extruding/lofting splines is good for the branches). Crossing planes and alpha test for the foliage. Edited vertex normals for better shading.

I put a bunch of stuff here
http://wiki.polycount.com/CategoryEnvironmentFoliage

jibberishballr

Thanks ill check those out. I've mostly done props and characters in the past and am looking to get more into environmental modeling. Thanks for the tip.

Joshua Stubbles

Yeah, always check the Polycount wiki first. There's a HUGE amount of information on there