LarryG on 11/10/2012 at 02:53
Here's an attempt at blustn. The original has a funky color for stone, but I did my best to color match it. The new has the same number of rows and about the same relative size of stones. What do you think? I'm not convinced that I like it. Maybe the new stone looks too porous?
Original: [ATTACH=CONFIG]1272[/ATTACH]
New (click to enlarge to 1024x1024): [ATTACH=CONFIG]1271[/ATTACH]
Yandros on 11/10/2012 at 04:02
Quote Posted by LarryG
Maybe the new stone looks too porous?
Yes, and rough. I always imagined blustn as smoother than yours. And therein lies the whole problem here... the lo res originals necessarily leave a lot to the imagination, and we're never going to all agree on the details.
LarryG on 11/10/2012 at 05:11
This one is less rough, but still too rough & still too porous looking. It is a pain to try and get it right.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1273[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1274[/ATTACH]
This one is better, but not great.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1275[/ATTACH]
Weasel on 11/10/2012 at 05:29
Quote Posted by LarryG
This one is less rough, but still too rough & still too porous looking. It is a pain to try and get it right.
I think what's missing is the brighter highlights that the original has. They'll make it look a little shinier and therefore smoother.
Vae on 11/10/2012 at 05:59
I think the second one translates rather well, actually...save for perhaps having larger blocks with less breakage...but that is getting nit-picky.
LarryG on 11/10/2012 at 06:40
These are both good stone walls, but neither are exactly right as blustn replacements. Sigh. The second is IMHO the better of the two in color. Close enough?
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1276[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1277[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=CONFIG]1279[/ATTACH]
Vae on 11/10/2012 at 06:54
Yes...I would say blustn5 translates very well.
Good work.
Angs on 11/10/2012 at 07:14
Btw, does it bother anyone else seeing vertical seams align like that (and also in lesser extent in the blustn)? That's a huge structural weakness :rolleyes:
nicked on 11/10/2012 at 07:58
In most real levels that texture's used for floor or trim though. I think most authors are aware of what brick textures look unstable or unrealistic.