Test renders of new trees...Update 01-26

[tomsdesk]

...thought they came out pretty good (except for those baby blue shutters :`) C&C please...?

[Chris]

I like the blue!

I think these are great! The only part I have criticism for is the walkway / path texture seems strange (though it's hard to say since it's at a sharp view angle).

[Frederik]

Looks GREAT, Tom...!!
I really enjoy these trees...!

[rangerrick]

Yes, Tom, these are lovely. The first image especially

[red_shift]

I prefer the first,simply because it is warmer. I am a little bothered by the one sharp limb on the left that appears to stab toward the house. Maybe rotating that tree would help. I know you are primarily looking at the tree renders, but there is too sharp a border between the background image and the model. Additional trees are needed at the back of the house perhaps. I agree about the walkway. It is raised a bit above the terrain and has a very sharp edge that needs to be roughened up.

[d12dozr]

Those trees are AWESOME, Tom! The only thing I noticed was the bark on upper branches of the closest tree (on the left of the first image) is vertical - not aligned with the branch. Of course that would only be a problem for close-ups...Cheers!

[olishea]

i want these trees! may i request a silver birch? your trees seem very mature, would be nice to have a skinnier young one too.

great work mate, when is the expected release of these?

[tomsdesk]

Thanks a bunch, Guys...really good to hear! I took several of your suggestions to heart (sorry it took me so long to get back to you: got some contract work, finally!, so a guaranteed paycheck's gotta come first :`) and hope you approve.

dozr...when building them, I didn't expect these trees to work so well in the near foreground, but now I see I must rework many of the lower branches and add some lobes to most of the trunks so they can be used to their full potential. I also do intend to do a good job mapping the bark texture correctly...I am surprised and pleased at how well it works at different scales and especially how nicely it takes a deep bump BTW, since I made it from an internet photo.

oli...still shooting for an end of the month release of the oaks (though Valentine's Day is probably more realistic :`) which will include a couple more mature and 8 or so smaller and immature. Birch types (ovoid leaves) will be a later set...either next or after maples.

[Frederik]

I'm blown away...
Keep it up...!

[Stu]

Hi Tom, lovely images and those trees look great......just a question though, about the scale of the trees [or is the leaves?]