Only one side shown - Tips on trees modelling and rendering

[FromTheAshes]

You understood it wrong I'm afraid: I really WANT to learn the method using alpha maps. Do you have this blurry touch I'm allways talkin' about at your trees? I don't think that's possible, 'cause I' ve done it the same way usually. But you've got a lot more know-how in this area, so maybe I was makin' a few mistakes all the time?

BTW: This is what I got. Just to show you my worst problem: Texture's to bright.

[jeronij]

Now it is a matter a playing with the textures in photoshop or Psp 

i attach one of the textures I used for my seasonal trees Maybe you can find a use for it 

[callagrafx]

Actually, that's not too bad at all.  Bear in mind the game is fairly low resolution and any form of ¨fuzzy¨ edges will leave you with a black outline, as the game alpha channel is not that good (black and white and very few shades inbetween).

[FromTheAshes]

Thanks for the kind words and thank you guys for helpin' me that much.
jrj: Nice texture, I'll definitly try it. Thanks.
callagrafx: Ok, if it's not shown in game, I wont keep on usin' this technique. But on LOTs they're working sometimes... Why?

[FromTheAshes]

I think this is the right place to write about my newest problem.
I made a tree with a special software and want to texture it in Max. Works fine so far, except the leaves. The texture ain't show up. UVW Mapping is BOX.

[callagrafx]

Can you post a screenie of the material, with maps used and settings?

[FromTheAshes]

No need to, I just merged it into a new scene and it works now. Don't ask me why, maybe my pc was a bit overloaded because there were many programs running.
Thnaks anyway.