River Canyon tutorial series

[staigerman]

Hello,

 

If you're designing Swiss chalets and structures like freeway bridges that will look better with an Alpine mountain range in the background, you might be interested in these tutorials called River Canyon, using PD Howler 9.5:

 

http://thebest3d.com/slideshow9.5/myrivercanyon-1.1a.jpg

 

what started it all - the original River Canyon tutorial by Dan Ritchie

 

 

 

 

 

Deep dive tutorial series:

 

part 1 - elevation maps

 

part 2 - exporting terrain resources

 

part 3 - coloring parts of the terrain

 

part 4 - adding a snow storm

 

part 5 - erosion and sediments

 

 

Adding a fancy title

 

Adding a different sky

 

 

And if you're building the lost city of Atlantis: taking it under water

 

Many techniques seen here can also be used in Photoshop and other tools that support the use of images as 3D elevation maps. Sure, some will have extra features, such as help with erosion and sediments to make it look for interesting, but in the end, they're tools and techniques. Learn them and then add your special secret ingredient: your imagination and creativity.

 

 

Hope this helps.

 

-Philip

Edited November 4, 2014 by staigerman