> Didn't take long actually, even with the focal blur.  The stone thing needs
> some work, but I just wanted to put something in the scene alongside the
> grass.  Apart from improving the general shape and textureof the blades the
> next trick is variable blade lengths, and also I'd like to be able to
> define areas within the grass patch which are flattened, as if objects
> really are in contact with the blades.

Ah, grass... such a simple idea, but...

The blades are different sizes. Some are frayed at the ends. (Perhaps
slightly brown too.) In generall, all the blades vary slightly in
colour. Few people realise, but there's actually more than one *kind* of
grass. (As in, there are several species. And it's not uncommon for them
to coexist in the same space.) And then there's thicker patches, and
thinner patches, and patches where people have walked or other objects
have flattened the grass. And then if the grass has been mowed there may
be cut marks, and bits of clippings left over. And........

Fortunately, most images don't have that much grass in them! ;-)

But despite all that, what you have looks fairly good as it is. Manages
to look suitably "random" without looking stupid.

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