Need Advice Texturing Wear and Tear On Leather

Surfur

Hello fellow polycounters. I've recently hit a road block in my current project. For the life of me, I can not figure out how to get this affect with my texture work

http://cgtextures.com/texview.php?id=18161&PHPSESSID=irdmfho2odhdl45767863cgha0

I've tried brushes and zbrush work but I just can't seem to get that look

Here's some pictures of my failed attempt at it




If any one has any tips or tricks please I would love to hear them! this is driving me crazy.

sargentcrunch

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Surfur

sargentcrunch wrote: »

Well the leather is pulled over a wooden surface, so I would start with a wood texture, then maybe use a brush that has a 'tearing' effect to mask away what you don't need. And just fiddle with it from there until it looks good.

I think that's a bit better. Any brushes any one would recommend for this kind of work?

edit: Aw crap, I didn't know there was a materials question thread. Sorry about that!

Chris Krüger

Take a second look at your reference images. What kind of shapes does the wear and tear have? where is it located? what are the color differences? These are questions you should ask yourself, and focus on.

AlecMoody

The easiest way too approach this would be to set up a few layer sets for each material layer and then mask between them. I see three distinct layers of material in those photos. Use the photo source to make your masks.