Cholla by choronr
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Cholla; it comes in several varieties like Jumping Cactus, Teddy Bear Cactus and others. Never get too close to it. It could be painful. The long needles contain tiny, almost microscopic needles which will stick with you for days and almost impossible to remove. The nickname Jumping Cactus comes from the fact that if you brush up against it, a segment will break off and stick to you. What is really amazing is that the wild desert burros can actually eat these plants with no ill effects.
I’ve been struggling lately with the population of plants where the Painter shader and/or the Distribution shader will not perform and effect any selected distribution of plants. The only thing that does work is populating without their use. The problem with that is that you roll the dice with hopes that the plants will show up where you want them – if not; you try a re-seed several times until you get what you want. In the case of this scene, I had to zoom forward, changing my POV to bring the plants closer up to the foreground.
Thanks to the many (you know who you are) who helped over the months to help me better understand and use this program.
Anyway, this will be my last render for a couple of weeks after I recover from a surgery on Monday afternoon …see you all soon.
Comments (20)
I have had experience with small potted ones and it is no fun.your composition turned out really well
Nice picture and great plant creation.... Those are some evil cactus btw. I live down in Yuma, AZ and they are all around the mountains. Not a very friendly plant to "run into". My roommate got a dose of those while hanging out the window when the truck ran over one. Needless to say, he was in agony for a few days!!
have a good recovery !!!!! wonderful creation !
You did a fine job of it Bob, better than many who use this. I think it's where you live and your eye for detail. Perfect, and you my friend I wish a speedy recovery and know my thoughts and prayers are with you....
Excellent POV, terrain and render, Bob!!!
super! Schönes Osterfest!
excellent
de plus en plus proche de la photo :)
Wonderful art as always my friend.
wonderful vast landscape !!
Beautiful Work....!!!
I just love this one. Man, look at all that beautiful, vast sky and desert. When I was a boy living in Phoenix, we had a similar view out our picture window. It's one of my fond memories.
Thank you for the explanation about the plants. All works great togehter the thin clouds and light also the far mountains looks excellent. A wonderful realistic work again!!!!!!!!!!!
Very nice work. The sky looks fantastic and I also like the plants. Well done.
This is a very interesting composition ... I like the background very much.
John and I are thinking about you, Bob. Your Terragen art- both in the older and newer programs have been a source of inspiration to me. This one is no exception. God bless you, friend.
so very realistic! wonderful to see all the different plants and the view to the horizon is amazing! the delightful sky fits perfect to this impressive scene! ;o)
Very nice work, Bob! :)
Thank you all so much for visiting and for your encouraging comments. I'm back from the hospital today and have a lot of catching up to do.
Great scape, i love the mountain behind.