Maya Vertex Paint from Texture without Blur

mcgyver

Hi,
I created a cool stylized vertex paint texture for a blocky low res mesh from a detailed texture map in Maya.  You can see it in the images attached.  However now when i try to create this same look in Maya 2019.2 it always comes out very soft and blurry.  I have tried using "harden edge" which is what I did before however it always comes out blurry.  Any ideas?

Eric Chadwick

The model doesn't have enough vertices to support that detail. You will need a massive amount of subdivision to support that kind of detail. Basically, a vertex for every pixel of the original texture.

rollin

Hm, I guess what he wants is just that the colors don't interpolate

poopipe

the earlier one looks like the colour was applied at face level rather than vertex level

mcgyver

Yea the idea was to create a stylized low poly look from a higher poly mesh/texture.  I managed to get the effect before in Maya 2018.5 with the vertex paint tool, but now in 2019 it comes out all blurred.  poopipe I tried many options and none seemed to work.  Is there a way to apply to face level?