What is wrong with my normals?

allengingrich

Overall, my normals are really pixelated.



But I feel like I'm using texture space well and I'm using a 4096 texture map. I just can't figure out why this is happening. I usually only model small objects, so I don't face this issue.

Also worth noting: my normals seem better on one side and worse on the other. See:


Here is my normal map atlas: 
http://imgur.com/9PhZc36

Thanks for the help!

sprunghunt

Your texture is too low resolution. Instead of mapping the entire wall of your building to your texture try using tiling textures or putting in geometry cuts so you can repeat textures across the walls. 

repete

Modular workflow all the way for this type of level design: http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/Modular_environments

allengingrich

Thanks, guys. @sprunghunt when you say tiled, am I supposed to bake a brick tile square to my texture map and just have all the brick UVs use that square? I've never done that before, so just want to make sure.