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Post by noahmoelter23 on Jul 26, 2019 3:35:06 GMT -5
I play on Xbox and planting is easily the weakest part of my “design game” I don’t have the patience to wait for everything to save after I plant things, and I don’t plant well even when I am patient. Any tips on this or just planting in general would be great
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Jul 26, 2019 5:33:12 GMT -5
You probably do some of what I'm going to list but I'll go through all ways to make your planting look better. Resize and spin items, enlarge bushes and semi bury them to create planting that covers more but doesn't look out of place. Place bushes at the base of trees then surround with grass. Try spam planting grass by selecting one then spin it and rapidly press the plant button. Mix natural looking plants amongst grassy areas. Place a few rocks in one area then plant bushes and grass around them, resizing, spinning and lowering them to make them look different.
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Post by jwtexan on Jul 26, 2019 7:28:07 GMT -5
What Celtic said. Spin. Mash the a button as fast as you can. Xbox is a challenge of patience for sure.
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Post by Terry Grayson on Jul 26, 2019 7:34:41 GMT -5
Everything Celtic said:
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Make it look real as possible, and as natural as possible, dont make gigantic flowers and bushes for the sake of "seeing them" from far away.
Following the natural progression of land forms to make the planting look and appear more natural: Your plantings should be planted into the plot and not just sitting atop the plot meaning give every bush every tree a reason for being where it is.. dont just spam plant for the sake of spam planting to "take up space" do what it takes to make it look like it was born there and not just stuck there
Rocks, bushes, grasses etc make them appear to be a part of the terrain, and not just a placeholder just plopped there because "hey this spot needs a giant rock"
Layer your plantings meaning, make the person playing your course think you did much more than you actually did but visually creating the illusion of depth.... an example of this is at the perimiter of your course and you have a grove/ row/ forest just out there planted with nothing around it.. .behind that area plant some giant bushes into the ground behind the trees, it gives a sence of depth and ground cover making us think, man that looks natural, and realistic, which in reality its just a trick to make us think that...
On your way to work, ball field, grocery store, etc, take the long way, look around at the different environments and soak it all in, make note of what it looks like under and around trees, how bushes and grass interact with the terrain and follow the natural slope most times... then emulate that in the designer.. it will look much more natural, and appear more real and make us the golfer playing your course think " man this looks natural and real"
Do that, capture your audience with realistic planting work and it will make a world of difference in the final product
Hope this helps
Terry
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Post by Celtic Wolf on Jul 26, 2019 7:50:25 GMT -5
Sometimes I'll raise the land around the trees so it gives the impression of the roots spreading out below the surface.
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Post by lessthanbread on Jul 26, 2019 8:49:57 GMT -5
Such great answers. For me, I like to layer my plants with different grasses and bushes mixed together. Gives it more of a "wild" feel and looks like the environment is just doing whatever it wants to do.
I set a base layer of more neutral tone bushes. Maybe 2 or 3 different kinds. Then add my grass layer. Depending on the look I'm going for I'll either use the simple green tall grass or if I'm looking for something more dramatic, use the colorful flowering grasses. Then I'll usually add a few colorful plants (one of the global plants) to add some pop of color (again, depending on the look I'm going for)
Basically, and others have said this, the worst thing you can do in the designer is force anything, planting or sculpting. when doing my planting, I finish laying all my surfaces for a hole and finish sculpting first. Then I take a good hard look at the hole paying special attention to the tee shot, approach shot, and views all the way around the green. Usually when just sitting there and looking, areas of opportunity will pop out at me and I'll think "planting would look good there".
Easier said than done. Obviously planting is 100% art and of course I've missed the mark on this stuff before.
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Post by Terry Grayson on Jul 26, 2019 12:42:57 GMT -5
Sometimes I'll raise the land around the trees so it gives the impression of the roots spreading out below the surface. Thats a cool tip also
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Post by b101 on Jul 27, 2019 2:36:16 GMT -5
Literally everything that Terry said.
The only other thing I'd add is to get an idea of your planting 'theme' and stick to it. Because of the time it will take you, it will feel repetitive and you will feel the urge to do something new/different. This can occasionally be fine, but don't stray too far from your overall theme. Few things are worse than playing a course where you leap from rocks, to lots of trees, to no trees, to lots of coloured flowers etc. Always bear in mind the overall experience that someone playing your course in around 30 mins max will feel - you will get bored of your planting, but they probably won't and sticking to one core concept/idea for how you want the course to look is way better than jumping between lots of different ideas.
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