Is geo the solution to tex smoothness from various angles?

Justo · Sep 2015

Is more geometry the solution to texture smoothness from various angles? With "smoothness" I refer to how much can a texture give the illusion of volume when seen from more extreme/perpendicular angles, if that explains it.

Example:

Scruples · Sep 2015

Not much to say here, add more geometry. There are tricks that exist like tesselation but they're not worth implementing when adding another lod will solve it.

Obscura · Sep 2015

Yes. Or you can use parallax effects but geo is cheaper.

ZacD · Sep 2015

More geometry is the easiest solution. If you wanted to get fancy, and know the model is only going to be viewed from a certain angle, you would paint the textures in a way for it to look smoother, but that's really specific and not practical.

Justo · Sep 2015

Got it, thank you for your input. I wanted to know if geo was indeed the cheapest/easiest solution and it seems to be so.

Is geo the solution to tex smoothness from various angles?

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