====== Creating Realistic Bark ======
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Now that you have PBR at your fingertips: these are some helpful tips for rendering beautiful organic looking barks for your trees.  

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====== Artistic Direction ======
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This section is highly subjective to the artist. Our new SpeedTree 8 library includes many different options and multiple maps to choose front. Here are some basic set ups that will help with quick tweaking: \\ \\ 
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Flaky Bark**
  * use a [[fin_generator|fin generator]]
  * using a tilted height map with displacement
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Rough Bark**
  * Boost the Normal's contrast
  * set your gloss levels lower (but keep in mind that gloss also helps show depth).
  * add displacement
  * optional: use [[displacement_assets|displacement]] from a height map \\
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Smooth Bark**
  * decrease the Normal's contrast
  * increase the gloss value \\ {{ :lemonbark.jpg?nolink |}}

**Ridged Bark**
  * using [[displacement_assets|displacement]], push the U scale up high with the V scale moderately low
  * use [[displacement_assets|flares]]
  * increase contrast of the normal
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**Wet Bark**
  * Contrasted normal
  * boost saturation
  * increase gloss \\ 
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**Changing Bark**
  * use a shell or multiple shell for transitions
  * use different materials per generator and use the branch blending options \\ 
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Burnt Bark**
  * remove saturation in the color map
  * increase the contrast in the gloss for dull and shiny bits to stand out
  * change the specular to a dark shade
  * add small amount of metallic value
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