Just need to add water

Just needs the water (and a sky) but I need to co-ordinate with Tracy for that because the sea is going to go into this scene so the water needs to be the same.

Finishing Touches

Added a fence around the house along with wooden blocks and the "Harlow Mill Lock" signs.

Photoshop Grass Map

Grass all done with the gravel path added to it. The picture continues off the left hand edge and goes onto the right hand edge. This was because the material didn't fit exactly onto the plane and it was easier to do it this way than moving 400 segments + acuratly in the Edit UVW map.

The Grass

When adding grass I found it difficult to create realistic looking grass. I decided to create the grass in photoshop and add it to the plane. It needs tidying up but the darker area is were the tress and fields are.

The Ground

Using the Displace tool in the modifier list I added the picture to the Image - Bitmap section and increased the strength until I had the effect that I wanted.

Creating a Height Map

I used these pictures to create my own height map making the higher parts of the terrain lighter and the lower parts darker. I used the blur and smudge tool to merge the colours to make the hill decends gradually.

Height Map

I used this picture as a reference to create the height map:

I also used google maps to get an accurate layout of the terrain were my lock was located:

Using the Displace Tool to make the Ground.

Found a useful tutorial online that showed me how to use the displace tool to make realistic looking ground.

http:youtube.com/watch?v=P2XAVI_dv-Q

First I created a plane with 400 segments in it both in height and width. The I created a height map.

House by the Lock

Materials done

Lock done - kind of

needs materials and land and water surrounding it but other than that. The lock is done!!

Refenece Photos

Won't put them all on because there are loads but I got reference photo's of the lock, of the Beefeater next to it and also of all the materials I need.

Cannal Boat

Almost done. Just need to sort out materials and I'm going to make the top more interesting.