Tips for make big textures

[cronos]

Tips for make big textures

 

an small tutorial multi texture

 

1 - is important you use more than one texture

2 - i recomend minimum 6 layers for optimus result

3 - i recomend (Color Map + Displacement map + Normal Map + Bump Map + specular map + reflection map)

4 - the Color Map and Displacement Map are the most important, you dedicate more time at it

5 - make big textures take some time you needed pacient

6 - minimum 1024 x 1024 Texture Size , Recomended 2048x2048 Texture Size

7 - Dowload an read TECHREF.pdf (ftp://ftp.hash.com/pub/docs/ ) pages 60 to 67

8 - CrazyBump to make nice Normal Map

9 - 3DPainter is great help to make big textures

[cronos]

the Animation Master Project - require V14 or Later (V15) to open

MultiTexture_AMV14.zip

[Eric2575]

Can you tell us why you would use both a normal map and a bump map? I thought a normal map was a step above a bump map?

[cronos]

my experience wiht Milti terture is experimental 100% , I am not sure ,

but I obtain better results when use both textures

 

normal map is affected per to light differently than a bump map ,

if you use both textures you obtain a better results

 

some times I use the bump map for add diferent details ,

bump map is a totally different image (texture)

[cronos]

10 - is important to use UV mapping , for your textures (is more easy paint it)

11 - Flatten is usefull to make UV mapping - read TECHREF.pdf (ftp://ftp.hash.com/pub/docs/ ) pages 129 to 131

[HomeSlice]

Thank you cronos, those are some nice tips.

[cronos]

thanks for all comments

 

12 - is important you count with good texture bank ( http://www.cgtextures.com/ )

13 - always combine textures for better results

14- I recomend use Gimp or Photoshop to combine textures

15 - Textures = Faster Renders , Materials = Slow Renders

[cronos]

16 - if you need paint over 3d model uses 3DPainter

17 - 3DPainter Can Make Automatic UV Mapping (special - Decal Tiles)

18 - activated Multi Pass 16 pass 4x4 if you use 3DPainter Automatic UV Mapping