Foilage Adjustment

Foliage Material Instance Adjustments

• Key Material Settings:

  • Albedo Overlay: Controls base color intensity
  • Color Variation:
    • Keep subtle (0.01-0.02 range)
    • Prevents uniform appearance without looking unnatural

• Wind Settings:

  • Enable wind for natural movement
  • Important controls:
    • Wind intensity
    • Wind height
    • Wind speed
  • Subtle movement recommended for realism

• Layer Sample Names:

  • Must match between landscape layer and sample layer
  • Important behaviors:
    • Matching names auto-populates grass on entire layer
    • Useful for combining grass with texture layers
    • Can separate for more precise control

• Painting Controls:

  • Normal paint: Adds foliage
  • Shift + paint: Erases foliage
  • Layer-specific: Erasing one layer doesn’t affect others

The key to realistic foliage is subtle variation in both color and movement, with careful consideration of layer naming for desired painting behavior.