Hi, my very first serious attempt at a Vue image. With all the options in Vue, I feel that there is more I could do with it. Before I do that I would love critism from the more experienced users, before I start to make the image too cluttered. Thanks for any comments, martin_c

heyas; wow! nice job :) if it were mine, i'd probably put some grass or a bush in the foreground area. it looks a bit odd to have a bare patch, and then the reeds springing up close by. it looks okay on the far shore, where the terrain material looks like short grass.

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Wow, excellent first image! While (especially for a first image) I usually suggest limiting the number of elements in a scene because excessive elements is usually used to compensate for lack of skill in composition - but you have done quite a nice job. I agree with bloodsong - this (terrain textures) is something you can't avoid working on when you have a simple image (the reason for previous suggestion). The other suggestion I would make is that the mountains appear a bit small. If you want them to appear about that size, then, make them bigger but move them back. Not paying attention to natural ratios is often the reason that it looks not quite right but you can't put your finger on it. -Karl

Martin, Nice picture! I can't find anything "wrong" with it, though, so I just wanted to say, "good job!" Cheers, Mike PS Maybe the mountains ought to be farther back, larger, and possibly shrouded in mist. Just a suggestion. :)

Thanks guys, for your comments. I must agree that terrain textures are really something that needs a lot of practice. Landscape ratios are something else. Vue may give you total freedom over terrain size and placement, but 9/10 I find that this is often the hardest thing to get right. Thanks again for your encouragement, and suggestions. Regards, Martin