Grass with meshes - Advice for look and performance?

[anonymous_user_923c79df]

You still have to add some colour variation to your grass material

• do you use a foliage shader for your tree?

[Nuutia]

In the following image i’m using Speedtree Colour Variation with value 0.05 and the change is already pretty drastic. I wonder if the variation should be this fast?

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I’m using 2-Sided Foliage Shader. It feels like it’s leaking light through on the edges of leaves.

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[anonymous_user_923c79df]

@Nuutia;377940

1. In the following image i’m using Speedtree Colour Variation with value 0.05 and the change is already pretty drastic. I wonder if the variation should be this fast?
2. I’m using 2-Sided Foliage Shader. It feels like it’s leaking light through on the edges of leaves.

1. yep, that’s a little bit too drastic -> decrease it to a lower value. In my opinion you get a more realistic look when you do it with a own colour variation setup + a colour cloud texture -> ?v=cp6JQVHWeEw
2. that can be caused by the SSS effect -> you can use a mask for it so that the effect just appears on special parts of the leaves + what happens when you disable it? Also make sure to post a pic of your material setup

[Nuutia]

1. Nice tip, thanks!

2. Actually i don’t have the Subsurface Shader on. I’m using the Two-Sided Foliage shader. Or is this another setting?