7. Rendering with just the bare terrain in place
produces a grayscale image showing the terrain detail.
Impressive as this is, the fun starts when dirt, grass
and trees are added.
time any element changes. To create an image with a desired
resolution, save it as an image that is a separate action-
explicit rendering action. Again there are myriad options
available but the most important for now is resolution. The
higher the resolution, the more detailed the scene, but the
longer the rendering time.
Rendering at this point yields just a grayscale view of the ter-
rain with a picture-perfect blue sky. [7] It is actually more effi-
cient to work on determining camera position and planning
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