Grow a Lawn Using Particles in Nuke with Lorenzo

Check out our latest free Nuke Tutorial - Grow a Lawn Using Particles in Nuke - with Escape Studios tutor Lorenzo Mannicia.  Did you know that Nuke's particle system is capable of more than just creating dust and wind effects? It can also scatter foliage and grass leaves on a selected area, making your project look even more realistic and natural.

Grow a Lawn in Nuke with Lorenzo Maniccia 

Nuke Particle Emitter

That Nuke's Particle Emitter node can generate cool FX is widely known, often helping enhance renders from Houdini or other software. 

Generate Foliage and Grass

But did you know that Nuke's particle system is capable of more than just creating dust and wind effects? It can also scatter foliage and grass leaves on a selected area, making your project look even more realistic and natural.

This a very quick and handy technique; it can be used in cases where the camera is not doing any extreme movement - or if the 3D department is too busy to render out any assets.

High Resolution Images

Whether the images we are using are renders from the production or jpgs from the internet, make sure the resolution is adequate: this will help to ensure that the leaves look sharp and realistic.

Variety of Leaves 
Use a variety of different leaf sizes and shapes. This will help to create a more natural look. Adjust the colour of the leaves to match the environment. For example, if you are creating grass leaves for a forest scene, you will want to use a darker green colour.

Vimeo Channel
We have many tutorials at our Vimeo Tutorial Channel to support our students' classroom learning. Our students can find the tutorials on 2D Compositing in Nuke here.

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