NDO2 Map workflows

curzed

I've been using the program for a while now and become pretty comfortable with it, except for one thing.

I start my normals first for broad shapes but how do I manage details in diffuse and specular?

For example i start with a main metal panel. I then make a small vent texture (normal,diffuse,spec) outside of this then shrink it and duplicate as trim for main metal panel.

Then i add grime over top of all of it.

In the end, do i make a master normal/diffuse/spec map (i lose my initial vent textures) or piece them together like a puzzle and build maps as i go?

curzed

I could make the entire diffuse and then convert to normal, but the quality isn't as good if I built the normals and diffuse together

passerby

make the normal detials first with ndo2, than after that use the convert functions of ndo2 to create AO and cavity maps, to use in your diffuse and spec maps.