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Flower Tutorial from Terra Graphica
Step by step instructions written with the beginner in mind.
If you need help or have any questions, please send me an email.

Step A - Create a terrain, then enter the Terrain Editor.

Step B - 1) Click new to delete the terrain, 2) click green elevation effects dots, 3) click Blob Maker.

Step C - Click Cross Ridges.

Step D - 1) Click Gaussian Edges, 2) click Smoothing twice, 3) crop to desired size.
Exit Terrain Editor.

Step E - Increase the height of the terrain.

Step F - Duplicate the terrain.

Step G - View terrain from top.

Step H - Rotate duplicate terrain.
Return to Director's View.

Step I - Select both terrains and enter the Material Lab.

Step J - Select desired material.

Step K - If needed, increase the material's transparency.
Exit Material Lab.

Step L - Select one of the terrains, duplicate it, decrease its size, and then elevate the new terrain.

Step M - Enter the Material Lab and select a plant material from the miscellaneous category.
Exit the Material Lab.

The Stem
Repeat step A (except create a symmetrical lattice this time).
Step N - In the Terrain Editor do the following: 1) click new to delete the symmetrical lattice, 2) lower the height level, 3) draw the stem.
Exit the Terrain Editor and position the stem.

Step O - Select all terrain and symmetrical lattice objects (while pressing shift key, click 1 & 2), then click G (3) to group the objects.

Step P - Position the flower as desired. Add sky and ground/water planes. Render the image.

The rendered image. (The flower's stamen were also created with a terrain object.)
Note: Images other than flowers can be created in the Terrain Editor. Experiment with different combinations of elevation effects and see what happens.

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	Step A - Create a terrain, then enter the Terrain Editor.
	Step B - 1) Click new to delete the terrain, 2) click green elevation effects dots, 3) click Blob Maker.
	Step C - Click Cross Ridges.
	Step D - 1) Click Gaussian Edges, 2) click Smoothing twice, 3) crop to desired size. Exit Terrain Editor.
	Step E - Increase the height of the terrain.
	Step F - Duplicate the terrain.
	Step G - View terrain from top.
	Step H - Rotate duplicate terrain. Return to Director's View.
	Step I - Select both terrains and enter the Material Lab.
	Step J - Select desired material.
	Step K - If needed, increase the material's transparency. Exit Material Lab.
	Step L - Select one of the terrains, duplicate it, decrease its size, and then elevate the new terrain.
	Step M - Enter the Material Lab and select a plant material from the miscellaneous category. Exit the Material Lab.
	The Stem Repeat step A (except create a symmetrical lattice this time). Step N - In the Terrain Editor do the following: 1) click new to delete the symmetrical lattice, 2) lower the height level, 3) draw the stem. Exit the Terrain Editor and position the stem.
	Step O - Select all terrain and symmetrical lattice objects (while pressing shift key, click 1 & 2), then click G (3) to group the objects.
	Step P - Position the flower as desired. Add sky and ground/water planes. Render the image.
	The rendered image. (The flower's stamen were also created with a terrain object.) Note: Images other than flowers can be created in the Terrain Editor. Experiment with different combinations of elevation effects and see what happens.