Alex Alvarez Foliage method.

Been looking into some foliage stuff lately. been feeling inspired to do a small render of my own. Alex's techniques on this matter are superb. I recommend checking him out. I posted a little snippet from his site below.

Alex Alvarez: "Forest Path


I’ve been obsessing over natural environments lately, developing my workflow for plants/trees and techniques for object placement. Maya, Mental Ray, Paint Effects, Onyx and a little Zbrush for the path. 110 million polys. Rendered with physical sun/sky and all miaMaterialX. Surprised by how many polys I can throw at Mental Ray!"

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