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<p>Old blaggard: </p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> === [http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=6442.0 Render settings recommendations]===<br /> Some tips on how to optimize your render times and quality thanks to Oshyan.<br /> <br /> === [http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=6358.0 Ideas on how to make caves]===<br /> Few ideas in this post of how to do caves. dandelO found using a plane object with a crater shader rotated, and Seth uses canyons converging<br /> <br /> === Waterfalls ===<br /> [http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=5106.0 From water] - A not quite finished idea on waterfalls, but has amazing results so far.<br /> &lt;br&gt;<br /> [http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=6454.msg68227#msg68227 From clouds] - a method of creating waterfalls from cloud objects with a painted shader.<br /> <br /> === Redirect and Warp Shaders ===<br /> Details about how they work with displacement. http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=7035.0</div>

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<p>Old blaggard: Added another tutorial.</p> <hr /> <div>== Creating And Applying A Depth Of Field Mask ==<br /> by Martin<br /> <br /> Ever wanted to give convincing depth of field to your Terragen-renders?<br /> Tired of laborous manually masking of fore- or background elements for depth of field?<br /> <br /> Terragen 2 offers accurate rendering of Depth Of Field masks.<br /> An extensive tutorial + example-scene + video can be found in the TG2-articles section here:<br /> <br /> [http://nwda.webnode.com/news/creating-a-dof-in-tg2/ Creating and Applying A Depth Of Field Mask]<br /> <br /> Enjoy!<br /> Martin<br /> <br /> <br /> == [http://nwda.webnode.com/news/terragen-2-atmosphere-clouds-tutorial-in-3-steps/ Cumulus Clouds Tutorial In 3 Simple Steps] ==<br /> Beginner level tutorial by FrankB<br /> <br /> Learn how to create nice looking 3D cumulus clouds in just 3 simple steps. <br /> [http://nwda.webnode.com/news/terragen-2-atmosphere-clouds-tutorial-in-3-steps/ Cumulus Clouds Tutorial In 3 Simple Steps].<br /> <br /> <br /> == [http://nwda.webnode.com/news/distance-shader-magic/ Distance Shader Magic - An Introduction] ==<br /> by FrankB<br /> <br /> This tutorial explains how to make use of the Distance Shader in various situations.<br /> [http://nwda.webnode.com/news/distance-shader-magic/ Distance Shader Magic]<br /> <br /> <br /> == [http://nwda.webnode.com/news/making-of-wilderness/ Making of &quot;Wilderness&quot;] ==<br /> by Franck<br /> <br /> This is a &quot;making of&quot;, step-by-step tutorial on how the beautiful render &quot;Wilderness&quot; was created. It covers many areas of TG2 from procedural terrain creation, over to fake rocks, object populations and atmosphere.<br /> [http://nwda.webnode.com/news/making-of-wilderness/ Making of &quot;Wilderness&quot;]<br /> <br /> == [http://www.terragen.org/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item258 Making of &quot;On the Road&quot;] ==<br /> by old_blaggard<br /> <br /> This is a tutorial that describes the entire process in creating my &quot;On the Road&quot; image. It includes a PDF tutorial and the file for the scene. It is an excellent beginner resource for those who want to follow the logic of an entire scene being constructed.</div>

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