Grass, Concrete/asphalt, Siding Help?

I am wondering how everyone puts realistic site work into their renderings, I have been just texturing with the sketchup textures for grass, siding and such but it looks too flat and unrealistic when rendered. Id like the aluminum siding and grass to look like it has depth. Any suggestions or tips on how to do this effectively.

tia.,
Matt

Re: Grass, Concrete/asphalt, Siding Help?

Hey Skunny,
I suggest You look at this thread or This ONE

Re: Grass, Concrete/asphalt, Siding Help?

Go into the material properties and add a bump map to create texture and a more 3dimensional effect.