Actually, that's probably my 2nd question. Does Hand Painted mean, Hand Painted="Looks" painted, i.e. an artist painting a picture. OR... Hand Painted=use of Photoshop skills + Wacom + optional (Zbrush/Mudbox) I don't have any experience in the game industry so I wouldn't know the answer.
I think the semantics of it are open to interpretation, but it really depends on the context you're using it in. If I were to describe a texture that looked as though it was literally painted in real life, I would say that you could see the brushstrokes or there was primer underneath the coat of paint. If I were to hear…
I have a question. Are there any tutorials out there for hand painting textures? I've been looking around for quite some time and all I've been able to find is tutorials that use alpha or some type of grunge brush. Or am I mistaken and most people consider hand painted textures as using photoshop tricks with a wacom tablet.
I think it's somewhat about semantics, but I feel there is a general consensus in the industry about what "hand painted" means and that's what I'm trying to find out.
When you say 'hand painted textures' do you mean making the texture map look as though someone has literally 'painted' it, or do you mean using something like a Wacom tablet in Photoshop? Most texturing guides/tutorials are going to assume that you are 'painting' your texture maps. It is very rare (and very limiting) if…
the version of photoshop wont necessarily help you make better textures, although i would always recommend using the latest version if it is available to you (in this case cs4) What kind of textures are you looking for help on? hand painted hard surface etc.... if hard surfacing i found that the racer445 and stefan morrell…