The Forest Hills & The Long Way Home

[Belgarath]

Hey everyone, these are my two latest terrains, I used a lot of custom lighting in them, in The Long Way Home, I discovered a better looking fog.
Enjoy.

1. The Forest Hills, inspired by MadseN's terrain
2. The Long Way Home, a terrain just inspired by a thought and the awesomeness of lights and boats mixed
3. The Forest Hills - Small Scale, a smaller scaled, more detailed picture of the path winding through the Forest Hills

 

[seruk]

Nice job with the lightning there. It really helps make the pretty average terrain smexy.

 

[~Void~]

Nice job with the lightning there. It really helps make the pretty average terrain smexy.

I agree. But the second one burns my eyes out (too bright!)
Edit: which grass model is that in the UTM?

 

[TheSandWraith]

AH! It burns!! Those are very, very good, but those bamboo looking plants don't fit. I would use a different plant model. The lighting is very well done and amazing! You are doing some amazing work Bel, keep it up. + REP

 

[Belgarath]

I don't think the second one's too bright, although the back's a bit overdone.

 

[Zathrak]

Awesome! But id like too know which the little tree model is. and the grass whick is that? +REP

 

[seruk]

Awesome! But id like too know which the little tree model is. and the grass whick is that? +REP

Thats Olof Moleman's tree model. It's over at wc3c.

 

[~Void~]

And the grass? :\
I want that grass model!

Also I just noticed how the bushes form a circular patter around the back tree. Looks unnatural, fix it (unless you are too lazy like I would be ^_^)

 

[UchihaSasuke.gr]

It seems you have learned how to make good lightning.Good job!

Nice terrain too!

 

[2-P]

First shot looks really good.

But there's way too much lightning in the second shot IMO. Where the hell does all the light come from? o_0
There's a difference between spamming light models and awesome use. >.< Some of the ships look really weird since you can't even distinguish the sails and the water anymore.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Lol, I agree with the last paragraph of 2-P. The water seems more like... White...

 

[Gilles]

It's a world lit by a pure white light.

Much much too bright. Never seen a day that bright before. Tone it down and it will look a lot better.

 

[~Void~]

It's a world lit by a pure white light.

Much much too bright. Never seen a day that bright before. Tone it down and it will look a lot better.

Yes, I would even say MadseN's Lordaeron terrain is pushing it a bit too bright (it has white water too...)

 

[Gilles]

Belgarath, you are probably a better terrainer than I in general. You should have made something better than the river you used for the challenge.

 

[~Void~]

Too late now ^_^

 

[Deathcom3s]

And the grass? :\
I want that grass model!

Also I just noticed how the bushes form a circular patter around the back tree. Looks unnatural, fix it (unless you are too lazy like I would be ^_^)

The grass model is HTs, you can find it here on the hive.

The terrain is nice, I'm currently practicing with the light doodad.

 

[~Void~]

Oh hey, I would never have suspected that model. It looks totally different when you place it in clumps

 

[Deathcom3s]

Your Welcome...

It does look different in clumps.

What tree model would that be?

 

[Belgarath]

It's the barrens and the abre models. Gilles, I learned how to do better lighting after that challenge, so ya....


Firstly, added a small scale, detailed shot of the Forest Hills path.
Secondly, challenged Void.
Thirdly, the lighting is supposed to be bright and blinding. Picture 2 was focused rather on the ships, and the light with white water made them look great and way sharper, IMO.
Fourthly, when you have a piece of sky sticking out, unlighted, then you'll want to light it up, but then you have to make that blend in, which makes brighter lighting. At least, to me.

Oh, and also, when you want to add in a sun, bright and awesome, it's just a big white blob, blended in with the lighting. Eating away mountains can be done easily with that.
Btw, not HT's, but another one I took from an older UTM.

 

[~Void~]

Could you pastebin that grass model, please?

 

[Belgarath]

I attached it in my tutorial, here. I'd say it's the best grass model out there.
BTW, what do you think of the new screen?