Maps list used in 3D

Paquette_e

Hey guys!

Quick question here, where can I found a ressource to learn more about all the different maps that exist in 3D ? I'm starting to learn texturing with normal maps, ambiant occlusion, specular etc... And I would like to know more about them, how they actually work, in which casses for exemple you use the ''A'' map instead of a ''B'' map. How to make them, how to bake them etc...

I see a lot of these images on the internet and I can't really tell which one are what and why they use them.

Any helps? Where should I start?
I've looked at the polycount wiki but I'm more a visual guy, I need images to understand well...

Thank you!

Exemple:

Paquette_e

Just to show you what my goal is, I'm actually learning to do bricks tillable texture like this one (This is not my work):

Obscura

Here is a list:
http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Texture_types

Not all of the existing maps, but it contains a lot.