Foliage Vertex Color - Revision history

EricChadwick: Foliage

2015-08-12T16:51:57Z

Foliage

Noors: edit layout

2014-12-02T23:30:37Z

edit layout

Noors at 17:16, 2 December 2014

2014-12-02T17:16:39Z

EricChadwick: link fix

2014-11-19T14:06:26Z

link fix

EricChadwick: new wiki syntax

2014-11-19T14:05:15Z

new wiki syntax

Cheeseplus: 4 revisions

2014-07-29T08:43:33Z

4 revisions

CarlosMontero: fixed link to VertexColor page

2010-07-06T02:51:58Z

fixed link to VertexColor page

CarlosMontero: fixed link to EmissiveMap page

2010-07-06T02:36:52Z

fixed link to EmissiveMap page

CarlosMontero at 18:39, 27 June 2010

2010-06-27T18:39:23Z

CarlosMontero: moving foliage vertex colors to it's own seperate page

2010-06-27T18:07:07Z

moving foliage vertex colors to it's own seperate page

New page

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== Foliage Vertex Color ==
Vertex color can be used to add fake lighting to flat foliage meshes to create the illusion of a softly-lit foliage volume.

Foliage meshes in game are usually made using flat planes with a [[Opacity Map|transparent]] texture containing a bunch of leaves (or grass blades). These textures are used instead of modeling each leaf or blade of grass discretely, because the complex geometry renders slowly and also greatly increases the memory cost for the model.

But flat planes generally do not shade very well when lit, so foliage models are often rendered in-game without any lighting (see [[Emissive Map|Emissive]]). If lighting is an option however, editing the [[Vertex Normal]]s is one way to get better lighting.

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−	[[Vertex color]] can be used to add fake lighting to flat ~~foliage~~ meshes to create the illusion of a softly-lit foliage volume.	+	[[Vertex color]] can be used to add fake lighting to flat [[Foliage]] meshes to create the illusion of a softly-lit foliage volume.

	Foliage meshes in game are usually made using flat planes with a [[TransparencyMap\|transparent]] texture containing a bunch of leaves (or grass blades). These textures are used instead of modeling each leaf or blade of grass discretely, because the complex geometry renders slowly and also greatly increases the memory cost for the model.		Foliage meshes in game are usually made using flat planes with a [[TransparencyMap\|transparent]] texture containing a bunch of leaves (or grass blades). These textures are used instead of modeling each leaf or blade of grass discretely, because the complex geometry renders slowly and also greatly increases the memory cost for the model.

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 But flat planes generally do not shade very well when lit, so foliage models are often rendered in-game without any lighting (see [[EmissiveMap|Emissive]]). If lighting is an option however, editing the [[VertexNormal|vertex normals]] is one way to get better lighting.
-[[image:VertexColor_Tree.gif|frame|none| [[Vertex color]] can be used to add volume to unlit foliage geometry.<br/>Image by [http://ericchadwick.com Eric Chadwick] ]]
+[[image:VertexColor_Tree.gif|frame|none| [[Vertex color]] can be used to add volume to unlit foliage geometry.<br/><span style="font-size: smaller">Image by [http://ericchadwick.com Eric Chadwick] ]]
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 But flat planes generally do not shade very well when lit, so foliage models are often rendered in-game without any lighting (see [[EmissiveMap|Emissive]]). If lighting is an option however, editing the [[VertexNormal|vertex normals]] is one way to get better lighting.
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
+[[image:VertexColor_Tree.gif|frame|none| [[Vertex color]] can be used to add volume to unlit foliage geometry.<br/>Image by [http://ericchadwick.com Eric Chadwick] ]]
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-[[Vertex Color]] can be used to add fake lighting to flat foliage meshes to create the illusion of a softly-lit foliage volume.
+[[Vertex color]] can be used to add fake lighting to flat foliage meshes to create the illusion of a softly-lit foliage volume.
 Foliage meshes in game are usually made using flat planes with a [[TransparencyMap|transparent]] texture containing a bunch of leaves (or grass blades). These textures are used instead of modeling each leaf or blade of grass discretely, because the complex geometry renders slowly and also greatly increases the memory cost for the model.
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-|[[Vertex Color]] can be used to add volume to unlit foliage geometry.<br/>Image by [http://ericchadwick.com Eric Chadwick]
+|[[Vertex color]] can be used to add volume to unlit foliage geometry.<br/>Image by [http://ericchadwick.com Eric Chadwick]
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 [[Category:Texturing]]

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+[[Vertex Color]] can be used to add fake lighting to flat foliage meshes to create the illusion of a softly-lit foliage volume.
-* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Texturing]] > [[VertexColor]] > [[Foliage Vertex Color]]
-= Foliage Vertex Color =
+Foliage meshes in game are usually made using flat planes with a [[TransparencyMap|transparent]] texture containing a bunch of leaves (or grass blades). These textures are used instead of modeling each leaf or blade of grass discretely, because the complex geometry renders slowly and also greatly increases the memory cost for the model.
-Vertex color can be used to add fake lighting to flat foliage meshes to create the illusion of a softly-lit foliage volume.
-Foliage meshes in game are usually made using flat planes with a [[Opacity Map|transparent]] texture containing a bunch of leaves (or grass blades). These textures are used instead of modeling each leaf or blade of grass discretely, because the complex geometry renders slowly and also greatly increases the memory cost for the model.
+But flat planes generally do not shade very well when lit, so foliage models are often rendered in-game without any lighting (see [[EmissiveMap|Emissive]]). If lighting is an option however, editing the [[VertexNormal|vertex normals]] is one way to get better lighting.
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-But flat planes generally do not shade very well when lit, so foliage models are often rendered in-game without any lighting (see [[EmissiveMap|Emissive]]). If lighting is an option however, editing the [[Vertex Normal]]s is one way to get better lighting.
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-* [[Polycount|Main Page]] > [[Category:Texturing]] > [[VertexColor]] > [[Foliage Vertex Color]]
+[[Category:Texturing]]

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