Unless I have something specific in mind(subject matter), I start with a DEM file and open the Terrain editor and futz with it a bit(since I mostly do landscapes), then I add the ground texture, then create/copy a second terrain on top of the first(go to the Attributes panel a raise the second terrain by 1/100 over the first terrain) then add a texture with a transparency to that. I might add a third terrain in the same manner. Then I add trees, grass, etc. The terrains are generally very hi-res(2048), and I almost always work and render from the Directors view. Lastly I add the imported meshes(generally someone else's as I don't model). I will sometimes widen the field of view from the default 60 to 70.

Message edited on: 09/27/2004 13:16

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