Nameless Voice on 16/10/2012 at 00:34
Well, you could make them slightly different if you wanted!
But basically, no, they can both be the same, they just need a different material file (with a different terrain scale.)
On an unrelated note, I was playing around with materials for a new water texture.
It's pretty rough, but certainly has potential.
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Renzatic on 16/10/2012 at 03:08
Water looks pretty good, NV. The only thing I'd recommend changing would be the level of transparency. Make it a little more cloudy.
And while I'm here, does anyone know where I can find a bunch of alpha masked book spines? It'll save me about 10 hours.
LarryG on 16/10/2012 at 05:20
How's this?
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1360[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]1360[/ATTACH]
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Renzatic on 16/10/2012 at 05:48
Underlying Texture? Excellent? Colors? Kinda cloudy. Blend the overlay in more.
Vae on 16/10/2012 at 07:01
I agree that the overlay should be blended-in some more...Also, stain, rather than paint, is far more likely to be found on an indoor wood-paneled wall of this nature...So, odds are this would be the originally intended finish.
LarryG on 16/10/2012 at 11:26
One of the things about that texture that has always bothered me is the lack of dimensionality. Somehow a sense of the 3-D nature of a bookcase needs to be imparted. I think that there needs to be some subtle shadowing, of the shelves on the back of the bookcase, and of books that are slightly pushed forward on books that are slightly pushed backwards. So for shadows to show up, the base color of the back of the bookcase needs to be a lighter shade of brown. Also, when you get to the cobwebs, they need to reinforce the 3-D nature as well.
What I'm not seeing yet in the side by side is any real improvement in visible detail as a result of improved resolution. Or is this the stepped down in resolution image to demonstrate how well it matches the original? For textures which are clear as to exactly what they are, the bookshelves are ones which will be very difficult to execute effectively, I fear. Better you than me!
LarryG on 16/10/2012 at 13:21
I also think an "embossing" layer as a filter might help give a 3-D nature.
ZylonBane on 16/10/2012 at 15:12
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Underlying Texture? Excellent? Colors? Kinda cloudy. Blend the overlay in more.
I was going to go with "blotchy". All those light spots and weird discolorations make the wood look like it's been splashed with industrial-strength solvents.
Quote Posted by Renzatic
Shot on the left is the new texture overlaying the old. The right, what I've done by itself.
Looks like you applied a heavy noise layer to the books?
