INTRO

Another, simplier way of creating jungles using spotlights and volumetric features.

The options are a bit more limited this way, but the result can with a little imagination be just as great as with Curaya.

SPECIAL VEGETATION

One thing you'll need in order to create a nice jungle scene is many, different kinds of vegetation. You can make these yourself using the plants already included in Vue and the material-editor, or you can find them on the internet.
Check out these sites for some cool, free plants!
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Free Xfrog plants,

NOTE : You don't need any extra vegetation, but it can really improve your scene and add something special.

THE BEGINNING

Start by creating a new scene with the atmosphere "New Orleans".
Since we want the jungle to be seem really deep, we don't want any sky to be seen. Therefore, create an alphaplane with the default black/black. Make it very big and move it a bit away from the camera, so it looks like the picture. Then we'll need to add a terrain. In my picture I've added a small river to it.

Give the terrain a very dark texture as we'll put in a spotlight later.

LIGHTING

What you now do is to add a spotlight. This will create the strong light and simulate the humidity. Create a normal spotlight and move it a bit up in the air. Set "Spread" to 35.00 and "Power" to 575.

Add a caustic light-gel and make the spotlight volumetric.

THE SPECIAL VEGETAION

As some special vegetation will make every
Vue d'Esprit image special and give it some new qualities instead of the usual plants provided with Vue, we wan't the special vegetation to be in focus.

I've also added some rural maples, as they also are essential in a jungle pic. They work as background, bushes and much more.

NOTE : I know this is a HUGE leap forward compared to the previous picture, but the process of adding vegetation can be so different from time to time it would be meaningless to describe it step by step

ADDITIONAL FOLIAGE

The last thing to do is to add the groundcover. I've covered the ground with ferns, clivias, excellents and grass. Of course, it's up to you what you want to add.

I've also added a few rocks.