Fake Large-scale Forests in Blender

In this video, ‪@MartinKlekner‬ teaches how to convert 3D trees into 2D particles, which still look 3D, to save tons of performance. This technique allows to render millions of particles, fast. ⇨ Master 3D Environments course: https://www.cgboost.com/courses/maste... ⇨ Project files and Blender Shortcut PDF: https://cgboost.com/resources ⇨ Blender Launch Pad Course: https://www.cgboost.com/courses/blend... ⇨ Blender Secrets E-book (affiliate): https://gumroad.com/a/436106355 ⇨ Receive our latest updates: https://cgboost.com/newsletter LINKS ⇨ Landscape breakdown from this video:    • Large-scale Landscape Breakdown in Blender   ⇨ Martin's short film project:    • Heroes of Bronze "The Memory"   ⇨ Martin’s 1st breakdown tutorial:    • Large-Scale Environments in Blender (Break...   ⇨ Martin’s 2nd breakdown tutorial:    • Environments with Geometry Nodes in Blende...   ⇨ Martin’s compositing tutorial:    • Introduction to Compositing in Blender   ⇨ Martin’s Tips for creating Epic Landscapes in Blender:    • 10 Tips for creating Epic Landscapes in Bl...   ⇨ Making 3D Soldiers into 2D Particles (paid): https://martinklekner.gumroad.com/l/m... ⇨ The Grove: https://www.thegrove3d.com/ ⇨ Vegetation Add-On (Affiliate): https://blendermarket.com/products/ve... ⇨ Botaniq Add-On (Affiliate): https://gumroad.com/a/618599539/MOZJY CHAPTERS 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Startup file 01:52 - Process overview 02:12 - Rendering base color 04:54 - Rendering remaining maps 07:02 - Setting up the 2D image 10:14 - Translucency 13:04 - Translucency normals 14:46 - Color randomization 17:21 - Orient towards camera 18:40 - Outro MY SYSTEM CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4,2 Ghz GPU: GeForce GTX 3080 RAM: 64 GB FOLLOW CG BOOST ⇨ Twitter:   / cgboost   ⇨ Instagram:   / cg_boost   ⇨ Web: https://cgboost.com/