video 1.0 Vimeo http://vimeo.com/ Andrew Price http://vimeo.com/user628354 1 <object width="1280" height="720"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4788646&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=4788646&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="1280" height="720"></embed></object> 1280 720 1347 I recently spent 3 days experimenting with particle systems, materials and lighting, trying to recreate the grass from Big Buck Bunny. This was my result. In this 22-minute video tutorial, you will learn how to: * Control particle strands * Save on rendertimes by using child particles * Evenly distribute flowers across a plane * Effectively use the colorband feature * Make a field of uniform strands appear 'lumpy' Once you've watched it, check out the bonus tutorial on how to animate it: http://blenderguru.com/the-secret-to-creating-realistic-grass/ http://ats.vimeo.com/131/780/13178052_200.jpg 200 150 4788646