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Modular texturing for UDK (Questions!)
The only way I can see having a really efficient texture atlas for modular environments, is to overlap your UVs. However, I want to create an environment in unreal engine which, unfortunately, doesn't allow overlapping UVs due to artefacts when it comes to building the lighting... So how do you get around this? Lets say I… -
Re: Normal maps and rendering
Ah good info Rick. We just started using 8, but hadn't run into that yet. The spotlights trick is so old-school! I remember using it before we had GI, in 1996 I think. IMO the blue channel isn't a great solution since it only darkens on slopes, not in depressions. But like you say it's simliar-ish, so it works OK when you… -
Zbrush Questions
Trying to learn new features of Zbrush 4R6 and having lots of issues. Following some Zbrush tutorials, yet I get lost in the middle. My question 1. I made a Multi Insert Brush, including 8 types of polypainted bricks as below. But When I use the Brush, the polypaint is lost, What should I do to preserve the polypaint. 2.… -
Maya creating tileable geo
A while back Kevin Johnstone made a post about how to reuse bricks he made in zbrush. I'm trying to use this technique in a scene I'm working on now, the only problem is that I'm using maya. http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?69232-Gears2-Environment-Art-(step-by-step-page-5)&p=554081#post554081 So I'm assuming… -
Re: *Massive* Fantasy
Lovely houses, Chris! The only things that bothers me is the chimney. maybe make the bricks tile a little more there? Right now it feels sort of muddy and undefined to me. Maybe add some hard edges? 'Cause it feels sorta too soft for a brick. Can't really put my finger on it. Also have you've done any kind of more global… -
Re: Texture Loopable (Seamless) High Quality Repeat Problem
vertex painting, decals, mesh objects scattered around to break up the tiling, even lighting can play a part in breaking up tiling textures if you have interesting shadows casting on it and also using colored lights creating different hues and contrast across a surface. Scale of the texture can also play a part in noticing… -
Re: [Student] Final Semester Project
Small update for my scene. During the last couple of days, I've been working on a tileable brick wall material for the buildings in the environment. This is what it looks like : I think the tiling is pretty good, it's pretty much impossible to notice the seam. I also placed all the props I have done so far in my scene. The… -
Re: Ideal Texel Density for UE4
Texel density is basically a way of ensuring a consistent texture res across all assets. Once you set a baseline for yourself , i.e: 1024x1024 =2m2 you can go from there. So if you create a plane 2m2 and apply a brick wall texture you can size the bricks to a base human model and derive the scale. Then use this as the… -
Re: Textures Are a Mess
I've been playing w/ the UV's in Lightwave, and then exporting my wall, which is just a simple rectangular cube, no chamfers. Keeping it simple while I learn. By resizing UV's in LW I can make the brick texture in Marmoset larger/smaller, but two more questions arise: 1. The Quixel Brick tex is smaller, but now you can see… -
Re: Two questions: How long do you go between jobs and is my portfolio ok
Hey Jess! Here's some critiques on your portfolio; - Don't include the brick material on your portfolio; It's not a good enough material to turn heads. The bricks are too shiny and they're weirdly bumpy (like bark or something). There are large portions of the graph that needs frames or comments so someone can tell what…
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