Well, I added a pretty sad looking bush, turned up a few of the settings (samples and resolution mainly) and rendered out this image:
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So, now I’m on to the next section – a gothic castle of some sort – so buildings should be interesting! I’m hoping we get more into texture mapping and things like that.
I’m actually starting to feel a bit “conversant” with this software – although I’m still only scratching the surface. But I am having a great deal of fun doing this! It’s a great way to spend the first part of my retirement and excited to see what I will be able to build with this new “toolkit”.