how to feather the end of roads

suntzu

i would like to be able to "feather" out the end of roads so that they merge into the land how do i do it ?

Rob

Loopysue

Add a new sheet above the roads (below them in the list order on the Sheets and Effects dialog), add a Blur, Alpha, and then an Edge Fade Inner sheet effect to it, and then draw a patch of the background texture on it over the end of the road. You will have to adjust the EFI until you get the desired fade length.

I use the Blur, Alpha to prevent Transparency Acne, which is an undesirable side effect when using the same fill on top of itself with an EFI.

Here I drew a 'road' of lava texture on my BACKGROUND land in an overland style, and then added BACKGROUND 2 with the necessary sheet effects to add the patch of more land texture over the end of the road.

suntzu

thankyou

Loopysue

You're welcome :)