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Re: Just How Important Are Specular Maps For Photo-Real Faces? Cameras, filters etc
That is a really great example! -
Re: Just How Important Are Specular Maps For Photo-Real Faces? Cameras, filters etc
Here's something that might interest you ;) Basically what's above my post, but perhaps showing a bit more clear example. http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/TakingBetterPhotosForTextures.html -
Re: Just How Important Are Specular Maps For Photo-Real Faces? Cameras, filters etc
This would also help with creating profiles that you could apply to multiple images. For example, if you took a lot of reference photo's of someone's head in the same conditions (top, left, etc.), adjust the one image, save a profile out, and then apply it to all the other RAW's. Save's some time, not much else. That's… -
Re: Just How Important Are Specular Maps For Photo-Real Faces? Cameras, filters etc
Stradigo: I used a CPL, i'm not exactly sure how linear polarizers work. gir: You can get a $10 CPL filter and hold it in front of a cheap camera, its not a major investment. You could also buy something like this:… -
Re: Just How Important Are Specular Maps For Photo-Real Faces? Cameras, filters etc
Here are a few quick, not-scientific-at-all examples of using a CPL(circular polarizer) filter to separate diffuse from specular. Its a bit hard to do this to myself, if you had another person you could do it quickly and then compare the results in photoshop using "difference" to sort of pull out the specular highlights -…
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