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.
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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...  
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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

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