Nice one rob, here let me show you a tutorial that is really good for hard surface textures. http://www.3dtotal.com/team/Tutorials/stefan_morrell/stefan_01.asp
Help combat user error! watch a video tutorial today! simple 'how to' video for maya http://www.cgbootcamp.com/tutorials/2010/1/4/maya-realtime-viewport-shaders.html
in poops tutorial he mentions setting up the global supersampling as well. this can reduce some of the jaggies at least. bout halfway down: http://www.poopinmymouth.com/tutorial/normal_workflow_2.htm
Thanks for all the advice and tutorial links! I definitely feel better about having dated programs now, although any version of designer would be nice since there aren't really tutorials on making tiling materials in painter like I'm doing it lol. Regarding the comments on my environment; I definitely agree that the trees…
We need a Free 2 Play model for tutorials. Watch an ad, get five minutes of tutorial :) (I actually think it would be a killer money maker for artists)
Hey Thanks MeintevdS! heres the tutorial I've been following for the planks: http://www.philipk.net/tutorials/materials/woodrough/woodrough.html and heres what I'm turning in for the class final:
Fantastic tutorial. I'm more than probably going to have a very in depth look to this program in the near future. and your tutorial definitly opened my appetite. :D
thanks for the tip, for brushes i use grunge and scratch brush, all the detail are in this tutorial http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photoshop/how-to-hand-paint-convincing-metal-textures/