How do you approach wooden floor edges? Texturing or Real Meshes?

Arknostik · May 2018

Hey guys. I'm currently doing a Wooden house for a Game Environment with a porch and before I start I was planning on how to approach every piece of it. But then I've started wondering how would approach the Edges of a wooden floor, that are made of planks.
Like this one:

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5021068/uploads/editor/ed/qs0nzvcg0vqc.jpg

I'm really used to create a bunch of textures with Substance Designer and apply them on different type of surfaces, but I've never stopped to think about these part where the texture would bend over the mesh on the edges.

How would you approach that? Would you project the texture over the bending parts like they are contiguous?
Would you create that flooring plank by plank?
Any techniques in mind?

Cheers!

uncle808us · May 2018

I want to hear this answer as well.

SimonTG · May 2018

Depends on the level of detail needed. Sometimes you might just use the same texture tiled differently.
or
You can have custom decals for that.

Here's an example from Vincent Derozier: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/20xea

ZacD · May 2018

Tiling texture, modeling in a few planks that stick up or out. Model the ends.

uncle808us · May 2018

SimonTG said:

Depends on the level of detail needed. Sometimes you might just use the same texture tiled differently.
or
You can have custom decals for that.

Here's an example from Vincent Derozier: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/20xea

Wow that site is really inspiring. Thank you.
The decals tip is valuable knowledge just the jagged edges on the decal alone.
Thanks for the insights.

Arknostik · May 2018

SimonTG said:

Depends on the level of detail needed. Sometimes you might just use the same texture tiled differently.
or
You can have custom decals for that.

Here's an example from Vincent Derozier: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/20xea

Those are some really good tips, thanks for sharing that, really inspiring stuff.

Tiling texture, modeling in a few planks that stick up or out. Model the ends.

That seems like a solid workflow ZacD. I'd love to see someone approaching that.
This has already been really valuable for me! I'd love to hear more ideas but Thanks Everyone!

Arknostik · May 2018

SimonTG said:

Depends on the level of detail needed. Sometimes you might just use the same texture tiled differently.
or
You can have custom decals for that.

Here's an example from Vincent Derozier: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/20xea

Those are some really good tips, thanks for sharing that, really inspiring stuff.

Tiling texture, modeling in a few planks that stick up or out. Model the ends.

That seems like a solid workflow ZacD. I'd love to see someone approaching that.
This has already been really valuable for me! I'd love to hear more ideas but Thanks Everyone!

How do you approach wooden floor edges? Texturing or Real Meshes?

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