After the last image that I posted and should have been more "real", I have made some improvements. Mt Fuji has been recreated and now matches the shape of the mountain better. The bridge has been improved to better match the shape of the original and retextured. I have added colour to the blossoms. Have fun Neil

Well, this gives a big improvement. The cherry blossom is really nice with the color added. Beautiful picture. :)

Thanks Rynn, I took the original white blossom texture and selected all the flowers and then added a radial flood fill to give a spread of colour. I am pleased at how it came out then added to the trees. Have fun Neil

Wow! Oh yes! :) Okay, I posted to the other thread only a few minutes ago. You must work very fast! grin The tree looks much more realistic! Very good improvement! Mount Fuji definitely looks more like a mountain now, and it seems very appropriate to be there. The bridge looks wonderful. I love the railing on it. Makes it seem more like a bridge. And I still love the sand. :)

Great job there Neil. This is what I would have liked to have seen with the first picture, and now Mt Fuji looks really good.

Thanks Varian. I should have spent the time on the mountain in the first place. This one I used anim8or to digitise a profile of the mountain from a picture and then lathed a 3d model. I agree the bridge looks better with a rail. Glad you like the sand. I'll tell how I created it. First I took a photo out of my car window of a gravel road. When I tried that it was too dark so I mixed in the milk texture and there you have it. I am glad you liked the improvement. Have fun Neil

Thanks Mike. Yep I should have done that the first time. Must be more criticle the first time round. :) Have fun Neil

Aha! So gravel + milk = wet sand! I learn something new every day. grin Thanks for the tip for that! :)