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Really frustrating normal maps
Hey PC. I'm in the process of trying to create a normal map for my floor piece to go in my sci fi UDK environment. I've tried rendering it using both xnormal and render to texture, and neither are really working and generally giving me some weird junk. I've unwrapped it a whole bunch of times but it keeps giving me this… -
Released: 4 Channel Detail Normal Map Shader for Marmoset Toolbag 3
Hey Everyone! I am happy to announce my 4 Channel Detail Normal Map shader for Marmoset Toolbag 3 has been released! You can find the link to the shader on Gumroad here https://gumroad.com/l/marmoset_detailnormal . The downloadable zip contains ashader extension allowing for up to 4 detail normal textures masked with a… -
Re: xNormal strange bake.
Yay, gentelmens, i decrese "Edge Padding" in xNormal, and i dont have, so big artifacts, around the edge on my normal map. But the problem about strange, big dots on top and bottom of the model is still existing. Thats how it look in ZBrush (top of the model): And tgat's hhow normal map looks after decreasing "Edge… -
Re: XNormal Cage issues
I might have to try doing the triangulated OBJs. It is funny. When I use a cage either in XNormal or in Max the normal map comes out really heavy. Like jacked up exaggerated. But when I don't use a Cage it comes out looking more normal. It has been one of those days.... I probably can't post my stuff. It is for work :/ . -
Normal Map pixelation?
The pixelating around the chest straps is my main concern. Dont know if it is a TopoGun issue but I have tried baking my normals with MAX and X Normal so it must be my inexperience with normal mapping. I have tried different low poly meshes ( by this I mean I retopologized the character without including the chest straps… -
Animated Normal Maps
Hello there, This is a question for 3ds max maninly. If you made a series of zbrush hipoly models that represented frames of animation; IE: 1. you sculpt a muscle man, lowpoly and hipoly; 2. then sculpt a few more hipoly models or augment your hi poly model several times to represent the tightening of muscles or loosening… -
There's a thing I dont quite get about weighted normals.
Heya Folks! I've been studying for some days some techniques for speeding up the creation process of my models, specially for environment art. Some people recommended me to try trims and weighted normals, and the techniques look fantastic, really powerful, but I have a stupid question that it's bothering me. I, ve been… -
Re: question about Normal map
Make sure you rendered tangent space map (it will be mostly blue). I don't think Maya's bump node supports world space normals, because you only have a choice of bump and tangent space normals. So when you apply your normal map to your model by plugging it into a bump node, how does the model look in viewport when you turn… -
Re: When to normal map.
Small surface detail.. basicly what would be decribed as the "texture" of a material by a non 3D artist can be nicely done with a 2D filter. Most of the time this applies to enviromental art as in playermodels this small detail is almost always merged with bigger detail. It is possible however to merge normal maps with… -
Normal Map Photography | ShaderMap Tutorials
Hi everyone, I've written another tutorial on how to use ShaderMap 3. This tutorial covers how to photograph a static object and produce a normal map from those photos using ShaderMap. The basics of the tutorial are as follows: * Setup your camera to take static photos of the object. * Photograph the object four times each…
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