Here's a quick tutorial to Blender. Show how to use Gradien Texture to model the earth with slices. The instructions are simple, easy to understand, and can be applied in many cases. Hope it is useful ...

Create a scene of a field flooded with water. The raised land has grass Timestamp 00:00​ Introduction 00:13 Create Terrain 01:19 Create a Weight map to grow Grass 03:42 Use Weight Map 05:28 Light and ...