Instant Terra Painted-Mask Tutorial

Wysilab demonstrates how to build a mountain and island in Instant Terra from a painted mask, then composite terrain and vegetation.

Archive notice: This article was originally published on 5 August 2020. It has been translated from German and lightly edited for clarity while preserving its historical context.

Terrain from a painted mask

Wysilab’s tutorial builds a mountain in Instant Terra from a painted mask. The finished demonstration produces an island and shows a composite with surrounding terrain and vegetation.

A seven-step text version documents the workflow. In version 1.12.6, the matching project files were available through Samples in the Help menu.

Availability

Instant Terra cost US$149 and Instant Terra Unlimited cost US$199 as perpetual licences at publication, with a one-month trial available; current terms may differ. Test mask resolution, erosion settings, height range and export scale before introducing the terrain into production.