Painted lines on grass

odp1965

I have the Grass Shader from the Age of Armour download. Does anyone know how to make a football field with painted lines and numbers using the grass shader?

Thanks,
Terry

sriesch

I haven't actually tried this nor thought it all the way through, however could you simply have two objects: one is just the plain rectangular green field. The second would be just the painted lines and numbers, with nothing in the empty spaces where the green grass would be. Make the pained one white (or whatever color) and just a tiny bit taller, then put them both in the same place so the white line/number "grass" sticks up just a tiny bit above the green grass?

odp1965

Sean Riesch said:

I haven't actually tried this nor thought it all the way through, however could you simply have two objects: one is just the plain rectangular green field. The second would be just the painted lines and numbers, with nothing in the empty spaces where the green grass would be. Make the pained one white (or whatever color) and just a tiny bit taller, then put them both in the same place so the white line/number "grass" sticks up just a tiny bit above the green grass?

Thanks Sean. You are thinking the same way I am. I created the plane and added the grass and then I created a shell of it and added the displacement mask to the shell. I had to make the grass really short to get the turf effect that I am looking for. I still need to improve upon it. I'm getting some weird striping going on in the grass and not sure where that is coming from. Any ideas?

I have attached a small preview of a section of the field.

Terry

patience55

That's pretty good. Looks like it was mowed by hand though yes ... maybe check the displacement and/or bump settings and turn them down a bit for a smoother field.

Chohole

Maybe the mowing machine needed the blades sharpening :coolsmirk:

patience55

You know that's something I've yet to see in the stores, one of those huge lawn mowing tractors ... we have some around here with extra blades that get put down so the one tractor is mowing about 4 wide rows at at time ... and look out 'cause they stop for nothing!

Chohole

Patience55 said:

You know that's something I've yet to see in the stores, one of those huge lawn mowing tractors ... we have some around here with extra blades that get put down so the one tractor is mowing about 4 wide rows at at time ... and look out 'cause they stop for nothing!

Not seen one of they, Himself used to drive the ones they use on Golf courses sometimes. They only let him loose on the rough though, cos his real job was looking after the trees and such.

patience55

chohole said:

Patience55 said:

You know that's something I've yet to see in the stores, one of those huge lawn mowing tractors ... we have some around here with extra blades that get put down so the one tractor is mowing about 4 wide rows at at time ... and look out 'cause they stop for nothing!

Not seen one of they, Himself used to drive the ones they use on Golf courses sometimes. They only let him loose on the rough though, cos his real job was looking after the trees and such.

We had one whipper snapper [kid] driving one once who cut down EVERY little tree along a path and left standing EVERY tall weed that should have been cut down. Sometimes I think the City or whoever does the hiring needs to up the basic education requirements for their jobs from grade 10 to whatever grade it is now in which the difference between weeds and desired plants might be taught.