Render a snowy winter cabin with Podium Browser and ProWalker GPU
Chapter marks / timestamps below. Click here to see the final render.
In this project breakdown tutorial we work through the creation of an A-frame cabin surrounded by snowy terrain and decorated with Christmas lights and lawn decorations from Podium Browser.
The video covers three methods for creating snowy terrain, and suggests a few plugins to use for organic terrain modeling. We also demonstrate how to you can quickly create string lights using a plugin called "Copy along path". Then we render the image with ProWalker GPU, and post-process with Photoshop. Happy New Year!
Timestamps: Use the following links to jump to a specific topic
- 00:00 - Intro/Examples
- 03:14 - Project reference and start
- 04:19 - Three methods for snowy terrain
- 05:00 - Creating a sandbox terrain
- 05:59 - Using the Erode plugin for terrain variation/detail
- 08:28 - Making a path by scattering snow components with Fur plugin
- 12:26 - Additional plugins for organic modeling (Artisan, Vertex Tools, SubD)
- 13:53 - Creating the forest and trees
- 16:41 - Adding decorations from Podium Browser
- 20:00 - Creating string lights with 'Copy along path' plugin
- 21:42 - ProWalker GPU lighting settings
- 25:44 - ProWalker GPU samples and export settings
- 30:23 - Post processing the render with Photoshop
