Tree Tutorial

Foliage texture

Like the trunk, I used decals for foliage texture.

I created tile type decals in Photoshop with an Alpha channel, to be used as a cookie cut decal in A.M.

Don't forget to check the 32 bit Photoshop targa option. Image#999 and Image#9991

Each decal is separately positioned on each individual slice and entirely covering the slice.

Use the navigation tool to position the slice in forefront, position the decal and apply.

Once all the slices have been decaled, enter the repeat coordinates as shown in property window. Image #9993

This option enables you to chose the size of each leaf by determining the repeat decal coordinates.

One thing to notice in this step is to make sure the decal is placed after splice modeling. This is to avoid irregular shaped leaves