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Discussion in 'Anything and everything Free Rider' started by Maple, Sep 20, 2014.

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xwinx said: ↑

That's something spruce 's overly cocky self hasn't endured yet
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your annoying

spruce, Jun 1, 2016

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spruce said: ↑

your annoying
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you're

weem, Jun 1, 2016

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This is the best I've seen this thread be in a while, top tier banter and discussion about detail rather than a bunch of noobs posting their horrible rocks and trees asking for advice when it's right there on the first page

CityShep, Jun 1, 2016

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My rock is best rock.

Sono, Jun 1, 2016

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lolz666 said: ↑

You've got to be kidding me. It's the opposite of messy and there's nothing maple about it.
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Max007x said: ↑

Is there maybe a chance that cataclysm is joking?
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Cataclysm, Jun 1, 2016

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After reading this I feel like there needs to be an official author roast thread where we all bash each other, and open it up so everyone can see, but only we can post

zeke15, Jun 3, 2016

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zeke15 said: ↑

After reading this I feel like there needs to be an official author roast thread where we all bash each other, and open it up so everyone can see, but only we can post
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Yeah, fudge you too

lolz666, Jun 3, 2016

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I think I should get an award for having the best **** to never be published. Btw, Lolz and maple u suk. Nas was pretty dank tho.

Ishu, Jun 4, 2016

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Ishu said: ↑

I think I should get an award for having the best **** to never be published. Btw, Lolz and maple u suk. Nas was pretty dank tho.
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ishu you have to actually finish a track before you start braggin boy

THEend, Jun 6, 2016

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THEend said: ↑

ishu you have to actually finish a track before you start braggin boy
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CityShep, Jun 6, 2016

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Maple said: ↑

Discussion place about drawing/detailing on fr. Place to ask for advice on works, drawing styles, tips, etc. If you feel like you can answer for someone's question, do it! Positively please
Note: When it comes to asking broad questions, ask the community not just me.

Things/Ideas to post:
- Advice
- WIP images
- Questions

Honorable detailing topics to help contribute:
- When it comes to rock...
- When it comes to trees...
- When it comes to shading...
- When it comes to water...
- When it comes to clouds...
- When it comes to buildings...

Guidelines to follow/keep in mind:
- Stay on topic
- This is not about making a track's ride
- Remember this is made to help each and every one of us improve; everyone's advice is treated equally
- Participation needed, your constructive thoughts and opinions are always appreciated

Props to Ishu for this>

Bark (open) Bark (close)

Here's a pretty basic way to draw bark:

Step 1: draw a tombstone-looking shape with an open top
Step 2: keep adding the "tombstones" on top
Step 3: use crescents to show a connection to the trunk
Step 4: shade

I recommend using a lot of curves; the double curve works quite well as a way to visibly connect branches and roots to the tree trunk. You can shade the rest of the tree, but don't cross your shading lines because the bark won't look as convincing. Keep your bark lines vertical, too. You can also use ovals for the same purpose as the curves.

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Clouds (open) Clouds (close)

Stage 1: Top of cloud

This (for me) is where the main shape of the cloud is created. You can make it random and bumpy, small and smooth etc. You have a lot of freedom with clouds bcoz there is no set shape to them, although there is almost a stereotypical cloud in this game I find. Use the snap tool and just make a bunch of small circles like so:

Keep up a random selection of circle sizes, so that it doesnt look repetitive and monotonous: You wont ever find that in a cloud.
Stage 2: Bottom of cloud
You can do all sorts of bottoms for your cloud; from just a flat line, to just kind of repeating what you have done on the top, to a mixture of straightness and some circles. Here are my examples of them if you dont understand:
Flat line:

Circles:

Mixture of both:

I personally use the 2nd method, as I feel it looks better.
Stage 3: Shading, adding more clouds
I personally rarely if ever shade, so I wont give any tips on that front. However, I have lately been adding in some more clouds to the center of the cloud, like so:

I hoped this helped!

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Grassy Terrain (open) Grassy Terrain (close)

So you have this:

First off, recognize where you have any imperfections / dips / bumps in the hills and try to plan out 'ridges' as to where there would be layers. Try to keep it organic, and keep in mind that you're just mapping it out as to not go overkill. Don't just put them randomly, you want to try and figure out what would make sense for a legitimate geographic feature.

Alright, now that you've got the 'layers' in place, it's time to add some grass. Obviously you can draw it however you like, you can make the long or wide or ten feet tall, it really just depends on what you want. I just go with simple brush strokes using the smallest size brush. Add them along the lines, and try not to fall into any patterns or make it look to perfect, you want to space them out in subtle clumps or groupings that are random and sized differently. Don't put blades too close to one anther, you don't want a blob.

Notice how I kept it interesting by making that little ridge a little exposed / textured, almost as if there is some exposed sediment or grass growing on an angle. Also keep in mind that when you erase the guidelines that you can keep certain portions to make it look as though the grass isn't just floating. Tilt the blades of grass with the angle of the hill to make it look a little more wind blown. You don't want every blade of grass standing upright, as that's likely not the case with grass in real life.

Boom! There you have it, grass in areas that make sense, and without looking like you just chose random places to put clumps of it. Don't go overkill, simplicity can be great if you do it correctly! You can add little patches here and there, just remember to put thought into every line!

Props to Joelbmx for this>

Props to Crypt for this>
http://community.freeriderhd.com/threads/beginners-detail-tutorial.3276/

Props to armator for this>
http://community.freeriderhd.com/threads/an-informative-message-to-track-designers.1243/

Props to Forlorn333 for this>
http://community.freeriderhd.com/threads/realistic-detail-tutorials.1758/

Props to JacobCahoon for this> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_bFXCmiDsXFOVhETGoxVmlyLUE/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_bFXCmiDsXFTHNZM01GN29sVEE/view

Props to nasrani for this>

Props to max007x for this> http://community.freeriderhd.com/threads/max007x’-ultimate-guide-to-track-design.618/

Props to eli for this>
http://www.freeriderhd.com/t/63348-grid-colour-pallet

Great Contributors as of now:
this could be you <.<
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Could someone teach me one on one to detail?

LunarBeast, Jun 6, 2016

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pro tip: if you're lazy, just draw a tree stump instead of a full tree.

Ishu, Jun 8, 2016

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Ishu said: ↑

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pro tip: if you're lazy, just draw a tree stump instead of a full tree.
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Always love how you add dimension to your trees without overworking it. Says a lot about how you see things and how you interpret it. Cool stuff

CityShep, Jun 8, 2016

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Ishu said: ↑

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pro tip: if you're lazy, just draw a tree stump instead of a full tree.
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Is the face with a mustache on purpose? Please say it is. I will love you forever.

Sono, Jun 8, 2016

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Is the face with a mustache on purpose? Please say it is. I will love you forever.
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yas

Ishu, Jun 9, 2016

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Sono said: ↑

Is the face with a mustache on purpose? Please say it is. I will love you forever.
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Now I can't stop seeing the face!

Flying_T_Rex, Jun 9, 2016

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CityShep said: ↑

Always love how you add dimension to your trees without overworking it. Says a lot about how you see things and how you interpret it. Cool stuff
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lol i think im just lazy

Ishu, Jun 9, 2016

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yas
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Can you give him a name and let him be Gerald's friend?

Sono, Jun 9, 2016

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Can you give him a name and let him be Gerald's friend?
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Harald

mudkip, Jun 9, 2016

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Can you give him a name and let him be Gerald's friend?
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We'll call him Eugene.

Ishu, Jun 9, 2016

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