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1. Re: My guide good 3D artz and stuff

   

   Reply by OrganizedChaos · Dec 2009 · Home› General Discussion

   Normal maps look great on everything. Everytime you texture something, just convert your diffuse to a normal map and voila, instant awesome.

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   Reply by Rhinokey · Dec 2009 · Home› General Discussion

   shadows are always black, thats why they are called shadows dumbass, no mater how shitty your diffuse putting a normal map.. of anything, will make it look "sweet"

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   Reply by Zwebbie · Dec 2009 · Home› General Discussion

   For normal maps: don't bother with that baking shit, it's way too difficult. Throw your diffuse into the nVidia filter and voila! Just as good. The trick here is that the filter is so smart, it can determine depth for you.

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   Reply by Ben Apuna · Dec 2009 · Home› General Discussion

   Need a specular map? Just desaturate your diffuse map and your done. Normal maps should be a flat bluish color you need to paint out all those shading errors that look like colorful gradients.

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   Reply by bbob · Feb 2010 · Home› General Discussion

   Using a highpoly to extract normal maps is for noobs, every pro artist just takes his diffuse, levels the shit out of it, gives it a sharpen and run it through the nvidia normal map filter. Besides, baking is something your MOM does. Whats next, you want me to clean up my mesh? Pfft, losers.

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   Reply by Snipergen · Jan 2010 · Home› General Discussion

   -Use source engine to import your models into a game, it's super easy! The material system is also just perfect! AND ALWAYS USE CARVE! -Always follow the tutorials of a kid on youtube that sounds 11yrs old, they know how shit gets done! -Ask your mom if it looks good, if she likes it, everyone will. -Need a normal map for…

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   Reply by [Deleted User] · Dec 2009 · Home› General Discussion

   Make sure your specular color map is all shades of blue, regardless of what's in the diffuse. Because the sky is blue. You don't have to retopo in zbrush. You can just make a unified skin and project the details. It's just as good because unified skins are all quads, and that's all that matters. If you're a student working…

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   Reply by griffinax · Feb 2010 · Home› General Discussion

   The Ten Commandments of Polycountianity! - We are the divine of the 3D cosmos. - You shall have no other forums before us. - You weld as we say, you bake as we say. You will not think for yourself for you know nothing! - You must always make assets according to the current trend, any attempt to break the trend rules will…