Tropical Trees & Foliage Alpha Maps
2 CD-Rom Set

The most photorealistic palm trees and tropical foliage alpha maps available!

Two CDs of alpha map textures with 55 palms and trees, and plenty of tropical shrubs, plants and flowers.

This fantastic library provides 116 tropical tree and foliage textures, all provided with alpha channel transparency. These high resolution alpha maps are a great alternative to high polygon, CGI-looking tree 3D models. The textures were taken from high-rez photographs then post processed, by meticulously creating alpha channel maps for each tree -- an art in itself.

These alpha map textures have the backgrounds dropped out and made transparent. Each texture can be mapped onto a single plane in a 3D program, resulting in a photorealistic tree or plant that can even cast a shadow. This is a great alternative to high-polygon, CGI-looking tree models typically used in 3D scenes. All textures are presented in JPG and TGA formats.

Using alpha maps, an artist can landscape an architectural visualization or literally create an entire virtual jungle while using a tiny fraction of the system resources required for high-poly tree meshes. Typical textures in the library include palm trees, shrubs, hedges, flowers, leaves and branches.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

The Numbers
- 55 palms & tropical trees at resolutions near 1600x1200.
- 61 plants (shrubs, hedges, flowers, leaves and branches.)
- 111 alpha map (clipmap) images for all Trees and Foliage
- 3 Sizes per texture: Large (as large as 1600 x 1200 pixels), Medium (66% of Large) and Small (33% of Large)

Features
- HTML thumbnail browser makes it easy finding textures
- All textures created from high-resolution digital photos.
- All textures presented in High quality JPG and, 32-bit TGA files
- All textures tested for functionality in graphics programs
- Textures may be used royalty free in other graphics images

Applications
- General-purpose 2D and 3D computer art and animation
- Architectural visualizations
- 2D and 3D computer games
- Film industry CGI Special Effects
- Virtual Reality Simulations
- Web content development
- 2D Print Media Applications
- Video/TV Productions
- Engineering/product design and visualizations
- Legal animations and renderings

System Requirements
- Any PC supporting computer graphics
- CD Player
- PC-Windows/Mac/Unix/Amiga/DEC platforms

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