Probably just a stupid mistake on my part, but I can't seem to connect the output of an AO node to the input of an invert grayscale node. It just simply won't allow me to do it. Surely AO outputs as a grayscale? Anyways, I tried using a regular invert node and it still didn't work. I wanted to see what would happen if I…
Along with what Froyok said, if you're usinga bit map, make sure that the color mode is set to grey scale. If you double click on your AO node and look at the Parameters menu, you should see this option under the Specific Parameters section. You mentioned that your AO was forcibly run through a gradient node, which makes…
In which mode are you ? In the graph toolbar (on top of the grpah area) you can switch between 3 modes : - Standard (shortcut 1 on your numpad) - Material (shortcut 2) - Standard material (shortcut 3) In standard mode you can connect anything to anything, however in material mode (2 and 3) you can only connect…