Creating Foliage for UDK

Learn to create amazing game-ready foliage!
Software: 3ds Max 2012, Photoshop, UDK
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Author: Damian Lazarski
Damian Lazarski specializes in creating game environments. He is passionate about games, creating highly detailed 3D assets, and is constantly striving to better himself as an artist and come up with new ways to improve the efficiency of his workflow. http://www.damianlazarski.com/
Runtime: 1 mins
Skill Level: beginner
Summary
In this in-depth course we cover everything you need to know about creating foliage. We’ll show you how to make realistic looking grass, branches, and a full blown tree from the ground up in 3ds Max 2012. Once we have created our foliage we’ll take it into UDK and setup a master foliage shader with parameters that can be tweaked to easily get the look you want. We’ll also show you how to make your leaves and grass slightly move in the wind!
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Chapter 01 (00:52)
Introduction
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Chapter 02 (17:44)
Modeling Blades of Grass
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Chapter 03 (18:35)
Materials and Baking of Grass
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Chapter 04 (13:23)
Texturing the Grass
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Chapter 05 (16:47)
Creating a Low Poly Grass Plane
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Chapter 06 (10:54)
Arranging Grass Patches
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Chapter 07 (01:01)
Introduction to Tree Branches
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Chapter 08 (12:08)
Making the Tree Branch
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Chapter 09 (08:57)
Creating High Poly Leaves
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Chapter 10 (08:39)
Arranging the Leaves on the Branch!
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Chapter 11 (19:07)
Materials and Baking of a Branch
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Chapter 12 (16:18)
Texturing the Branch
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Chapter 13 (00:57)
Introduction to Creating a Tree
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Chapter 14 (16:22)
Making the Tree Trunk
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Chapter 15 (12:38)
Adding Branch Geo to the Trunk
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Chapter 16 (08:55)
Making the Tree Canopy
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Chapter 17 (09:19)
Optimizing and Leaf Normals
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Chapter 18 (01:16)
Introduction to Foliage in UDK
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Chapter 19 (12:34)
Importing and Starting the Master Material
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Chapter 20 (06:31)
Master Material Specular Highlights
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Chapter 21 (17:12)
Adding Parameters to the Material
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Chapter 22 (12:21)
Tweaking Foliage in a Scene
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Chapter 23 (20:27)
Adding Wind to Foliage
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Chapter 24 (01:51)
Foliage Conclusion
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