Handpainted Floor texture help

Mark Skovrup

Hey. This is my texture so far. Im not to satisfied with it, so I would love some suggestions on how to improve it. Paintovers are very welcome if you have time for it.
I would like to make it a little more gritty and detailed. I usually use the "cloud filter" and paint som highlights to it, for some variation, but it doesnt really work that well for me.:)

JonConley

I don't have a lot of experience with doing hand painted work, but it is always something I like to look at and read critique. With that being said, from what I can see there is very little hue variation throughout the entire piece, and the true black cracks stick out quite a bit.

Mark Skovrup

Thank you for the feedback!

I tried to make a brick with a lot stronger color difference. I also tried to make the cracks a little lighter. I like this look a lot better. The brick seems a little soft in the corners however

pigart

Make lighting more defined, use bigger brush strokes, try not to go into details with generated textures too soon.

Shitty paint-over but it might help.

Mark Skovrup

Thank you!

I deleted the texture overlay, and made some bigger, softer lights.
so much better

JonConley

http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/TexturingTutorials

Has a lot of awesome links to how different people attack things.

Mark Skovrup

Thanks. I'll check it out :P

Mark Skovrup

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Swaggernaut

Those light grey lines as your highlights needs to blend in more with the red bricks on your texture, since it's really just looking like you drew those lines there and they don't really blend that well. also those indents of the rocks need to be more darker i feel and should have a subtle highlight at the edges. otherwise great work so far!

pigart

You need to look at reference for brick tiles because that's not how they normally crack/break up. Also, you don't just paint highlights on every edge. Lastly, add more color variation/values.

Mark Skovrup

More like this?
Tried to make some more reasonable highlights, and give it more colors.