Search
-
Re: How do i make a specular map?
Very, very much no to this. A specular map defines how reflective a surface is. Its not something you can simply adjust from a diffuse map the majority of the time. A spec map should be worked on in conjunction with the diffuse and gloss maps, spec/gloss are not after thought maps that you can quickly derive from a diffuse… -
Re: How do i make a specular map?
Thanks EarthQuake, it's been a joy reading more in depth about PBR and the importance of reflection and layering. I'm beginning to wrap my head around this stuff now and I'll have a better idea of what I want rather than slapping on random values and maps too late in the pipeline to accurately represent the object I'm… -
Re: How do i make a specular map?
Last or current or next gen, a specular map defines how reflective a surface is. This is something you define yourself, not a map that can be generated like an AO or cavity map. Max doesn't know how reflective your object is unless you tell it. The reason specular is a map you can bake, is so that if you texture your… -
Re: How do i make a specular map?
Those are measured base values, so that would be your starting point. Metalness and roughness values will usually be defined with a map, especially if you have more than one surface type in your map. If your map is only metal, then a metalness map is probably redundant. However, if your have metal, and rust, and dirt, you… -
Re: How do i make a specular map?
What he says here half makes sense and half doesn't. "because its dark" - this bit makes no sense. Materials do no become less reflective when less light hits them, this is simply nonsense. If you multiply AO on your spec, this means that if you have a dynamic light pointed directly at that section, it will not reflect at… -
Re: How do i make a specular map?
I think what you might be seeing the option to bake in Max is a specular lighting map. That's not the same thing - you'd be baking what the specular lighting looks like on the model for the current camera/light position and that's not what you're after. What you're wanting to make is a texture map that defines how bright… -
Re: How do i make a specular map?
This will depend on exactly how your skin shader works and what the sub-dermis map defines exactly. But yeah, again probably not a map you should just wait until the end to make, as previewing your diffuse work without even a basic sub-dermis map will mean you'll end up adding stuff to the diffuse that should probably go…
7 results