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Trees generated with Modular Tree 4.0
Tons upon tons upon tons of geo nodes.
Volumetrics a’plenty.
Rendered in Eevee wtih 128 samples.
…and the finished results: a railroad shack.
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That’s a great atmosphere, I think it’s good that you don’t have godrays - it will spoil the mood. Speaking of which, this eerie feeling place kind of reminds me of the atmosphere of the movie “9.”
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You know, I actually did have some godrays in there for a bit, coming in from the top right. I took them out at the last second, because the spotlight I was using to generate them kept interfering with the shadows on the right side of the picture, messing with the focus I was trying to create.
I haven’t heard of any spooky movies called 9. I have heard of Session 9 though, which I do like.
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Don’t you hate it when you make a small change that ends up improving the quality of the picture by about a thousand percent, but you can’t show it off, because you’ve already submitted your final result?
So the moral of the story? Next time I’m about to post a picture, I’m gonna wait a couple of days before doing so, to give me time to poke and prod at it.
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I featured you on BlenderNation, have a great weekend!
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Woot! Thanks! \ 
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Thanks again!
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really nice result ! congratz !
Could we please have an idea of the geo nodes legion ?
Happy blending !
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It’s nothing too complicated, just a bunch of objects point distributed and randomized across 4 weight painted vertex groups on a high poly lumpy plane.
…you know, simple stuff.
The only thing that makes it complicated is that there’s a whole lot of them.
The trees I placed by hand, and made using this node setup I illustrated here:
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Awesome atmopshere and lightning ! 
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I’m working on another project now, but I’ve been revisiting some of my old scenes to tweak and try out new things in a more complete environment.
And so I came up with this, and have learned a very important lesson: if you think you’re done, wait a bit, then come back to later with fresh eyes. You’ll end up fixing some mistakes you didn’t see previously, and you’ll be happier with the end results.
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Very nice. I did like the variation in the tree color from the original render. It gave an Autumn look which I think added to a mood - that along with the green cast from the pea soup fog - gave it a very stylized color palette. This is why it reminded someone of the movie ‘9’.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_(2009_animated_film)#/media/File:9posterfinal.jpg]
The lighting and fog are more real world and refined is this render which gives this image its own appeal and style. I prefer this composition with the darkening on the foreground which pushes the focus back onto the shack and stop the train tracks from leading your eye out frame right. A hint of the red/orange foliage as a subtle complementary to the green may still be a nice touch. Still way better that anything I can create. Both renders make me green with envy:)
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I thought that about the tree colors initially as well. I figured that having more colors in the scene would make it look more interesting, and I rushed in to fix it after initially submitting the image. In the end, I think having a more homogeneous background works more in its favor, since it draws more focus to the shack.
Course, I’m talking as if I actually know what I’m doing here. Mostly, it’s all down to happy accidents, and me screwing around until I’m temporarily happy with something. 
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I really like this shag and I really appreciate how you let us be part of your progress and thoughts!
I find myself posting to early to often! 
So I feel you there!
Good texts and good pictures need their time!
But on the other hand: posting it and calling it done is what drives us to improvement, isn’t it? The comments of the community, our own thoughts… without letting one project go, there’s hardly a place for a new one. Unless you are one of these really hard working artists who stick to a project for years and improve it further into perfection… but that’s definitely not me!
Have a nice day and keep up the good work!
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