Polish's Forest Road set - Spring and Summer?

EightiesIsEnough

I am wondering if there are any textures for spring and summer for Polish's Forest Road set?  The set I got a while ago is just the default autumn version.

memcneil70

https://www.daz3d.com/forest-road after a search for the referenced set. 

I didn't buy it, but with the fallen leaves it might be a challenge. I checked for an Iray shader and found one, https://www.daz3d.com/nature-shaders that might get you to a version you can use. If the fallen leaves can't be hidden, then think there was a windstorm that went through.

Or you can try UltraScenery or UltraScenery 2. If you haven't already invested in the products there are a lot of them, plus ones that don't have US in the name. But they are the most versatile landscape set creation methods for Daz Studio. https://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/636346/ultrascenery-new-er-territory-commercial/p1 This lists he US1 products.

Mary

EightiesIsEnough

Well, regarding the issue with the leaves, I have since resolved that problem.

 

But I agree, the Nature Shaders package will definitely come in handy.  I will add that to my wishlist after I post this.

NorthOf45

Note that Nature Shaders is for 3DL, but will render okay in Iray. The leaf shaders are all single leaf images, so the planes might look a little sparse compared to the leaf clusters in the original.

You could also try tinting the base images with your favourite image manipulation software.

NorthOf45

I tried tinting the bitmaps green and changed the translucency to green (from brown). Seeing as this is an autumn scene, there are some naked branches, but some can be hidden. The entire ground and road are all one mesh, so re-tinting that is a bit more of a challenge (I'm thinking colour eraser). The boxwood shrubs don't have any bitmaps for the leaves at all, but the geometry is there, so you can add something (they are just planes, so you will need opacity cutouts). Here is a quick render of one section:

memcneil70

NorthOf45 said:

Note that Nature Shaders is for 3DL, but will render okay in Iray. The leaf shaders are all single leaf images, so the planes might look a little sparse compared to the leaf clusters in the original.

You could also try tinting the base images with your favourite image manipulation software.

I suggested that pack because the promo stated, "Daz Studio Iray Shader Presets (.DUF)" so was that an incorrect statement by the PAs?

 

NorthOf45

memcneil70 said:

NorthOf45 said:

Note that Nature Shaders is for 3DL, but will render okay in Iray. The leaf shaders are all single leaf images, so the planes might look a little sparse compared to the leaf clusters in the original.

You could also try tinting the base images with your favourite image manipulation software.

I suggested that pack because the promo stated, "Daz Studio Iray Shader Presets (.DUF)" so was that an incorrect statement by the PAs?

 

Actually it has both, but the 3Delight part is not mentioned in the description. The readme implies that they were initially missing, and added back in later, just before release, going by the dates. It was among the first Iray shader packs, before I could use Iray, so I remembered the 3DL part more.

NorthOf45

NorthOf45 said:

I tried tinting the bitmaps green and changed the translucency to green (from brown). Seeing as this is an autumn scene, there are some naked branches, but some can be hidden. The entire ground and road are all one mesh, so re-tinting that is a bit more of a challenge (I'm thinking colour eraser). The boxwood shrubs don't have any bitmaps for the leaves at all, but the geometry is there, so you can add something (they are just planes, so you will need opacity cutouts). Here is a quick render of one section:

Polish also made several Nature Plants products, and Nature Plants 04 actually has a Boxwood shrub. The materials are multi-leaf with cutouts, much like the leaf materials for the trees, with similar geometry, so they can easily be copied and pasted on the untextured boxwoods in the Forest Road.

memcneil70

This has been a bit of time, but as I was making AlienatorPro sets today from my runtime I came across a product by Martin J Frost that might help with this type of issue:

https://www.daz3d.com/fallen-leaves--scatters-and-drifts-for-daz-studio

Also while I was looking at each of his products for use with UltraScenery2, I found a number of them not only useful but I had forgotten I had. I think anyone needing to adapt a scene might find it useful to check his products and see what you own.