Foliage Settings

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You can use the foliage settings to control the appearance of the leaves on a tree. Using the foliage settings, you can choose a leaf shape, size, and quantity, and determine how the leaves are distributed on the branches. You can also specify a texture for the leaves.

Foliage shape

The leaves of different species of trees have different shapes. The Shape setting lets you choose a leaf shape from a drop down list.

To choose a leaf shape:

• Click the Shape drop down and choose a species of tree from the list.

Foliage Scale

You can control the size of the leaves on a tree using the Scale slider. The Scale slider measures the size of the leaves as a percentage of the size of the tree.

To choose the size of leaves:

• Drag the Scale slider. Drag right to increase the scale and left to decrease it.

Number of Leaves

The Number of Leaves slider lets you choose how many leaves will appear on each branch.

To set the number of leaves:

• Drag the Number of Leaves slider right to increase the number of leaves and left to decrease the number of leaves, or enter a value in the field.

Foliage distribution

In nature, different species of trees have different arrangements of leaves. Some trees have leaves that are clustered together while others have leaves that spiral around a branch in an almost symmetrical pattern. Bryce offers five different leaf arrangements: Stacked, Staggered, Spiral, Bunched, and Coniferous.

To choose a leaf distribution:

• Click the button beside one of the following options:

Stacked - leaves are arranged in pairs on each side of the branch. If there is an odd number of leaves, a single leaf will be placed at the tip of the branch.

Staggered - leaves alternate on each side of the branch. If there is an odd number of leaves, a single leaf will be placed at the tip of the branch.

Spiral - leaves are arranged around the branch in a spiral formation.

Bunched - leaves are clustered at the tip of the branch.

Coniferous - leaves are placed along the middle of the branch.

Foliage Texture

You can use a uniform color, an image, or a material as the texture for leaves of a tree. All the leaves will have the same texture; you cannot vary the texture of leaves.

To use a uniform texture:

1 Click the Uniform button.

2 Click the Uniform Color swatch and choose a color from the color picker.

To use an image texture:

1 Click the Image button.

2 Click the Edit button to the right of the Image button. The Picture Library appears.

Refer to "Working with Pictures" for more on the Picture Library.

To use a material texture:

1 Click the Material button.

2 Click the Edit button to the right of the Material button. The Materials Lab appears.

You can only change the material of the leaves if you access the Materials Lab through the Tree Lab. If you select a tree and access the Materials Lab or the Materials Preset Library from the Edit palette and choose a material, the material will only be applied to the trunk and branches of the tree.

Refer to "The Materials Lab" for more on the Materials Lab.

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