Hi everyone, This is kind of a newbie question but I am dabbling with my new toy VUE 4 and not having much luck getting realistic looking terrains. I am trying to something similar to Eric Kinzelin's Dordogne scene that comes with vue 4 because it is excellent. Sort of a woodsy rolling hills idea, not the fakey flat ones I'm gettin now. Is there a tutorial or any advice on how to get similar results? Any help would be greatly appreciated-jbig808

Attached Link: http://www.renderosity.com/tutorial.ez?Sectionid=9

Hello, and welcome. :) No tutorials for realistic landscapes that I'm aware of, offhand, but you might stand to learn alot by opening that scene and examining the way it was constructed, and the materials that were used. Have a look at the terrain in the terrain editor, by double clicking on it. Basically, the best way to get realistic terrains it seems, is to create relistic materials for them, by mixing various combinations, etc. You can find some great tutorials at the link above, as well as a whole lot of very informative links [Here](http://www.renderosity.com/~vue/archtips.html). It *does* take some time to get to know what's what in Vue's material and terrain editors, but once you see how it all works, it becomes much easier. Just take it slow, and things will fall into place. And of course, feel free to ask anything you want here. It's just that it's such a broad field to try to explain in entirety how to make a realistic terrain, and it's better to master the individual specifics first. Most of us here are *still* learning new things all the time, because all of Vue's editors are really quite powerful and expansive.

I agree with MikeJ - That is the best way to learn some aspects of the program by opening the premade scenes and checking out how it was constructed. I myself am reletivaly new to Vue 4, I just purchased it about 2 weeks ago and I must say you'll love it. Again don't hesitate to ask any questions here in the forum or if you see an artists pic you like I am sure anyone here would be more than happy to give a helping hand with anything, anyway that's been my experience as a newbie to the forum here! Good luck and happy rendering!! :)

Thanks Mike, That was just the info I was looking for! Look for some uploaded art soon! -jbig808

Thanks too Vibes!

Well, you're welcome, and I hope you can find some good stuff at those links. Since they're mostly links to past threads in the archives of this forum, they can get a little OT, but there's ALOT of valuable info in the archives here. :) And of course, as I and vibes have already said, don't be shy to ask questions!