Shading, Lighting, and Rendering with Blender EEVEE

Chapter 8: Using Alphas for Details

I think you'll agree that our realistic environment scene is really coming together at this point, but there might be something missing. It's really common to work on a scene for a long time and then realize that it just doesn't look right, but you actually aren't sure why! We've obviously made sure our lake is reflecting properly, and the sun and the sky are casting light correctly – we've done everything! But often, what's missing is not the big, overarching elements of a scene but the details. When we look at a natural environment, we often don't even register some of the details we're seeing; we see the scene as a whole. But as a 3D artist and designer, we need to see those details; they are what make ...