If you actually take the time to create an accurate bump map of a texture, might as well convert to a normal map then to a cavity map. Cavity will give you edge definition and the blue channel of the normal map will give you occlusion. This will create alot more depth and a little extra geo from time to time wouldnt hurt either.
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If you actually take the time to create an accurate bump map of a texture, might as well convert to a normal map then to a cavity map. Cavity will give you edge definition and the blue channel of the normal map will give you occlusion. This will create alot more depth and a little extra geo from time to time wouldnt hurt either.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_mapping
Like benjamin mentioned before... a normal map is just a way to create a bumpmap.
So they are the same. So if I take the time to create a bumpmap I allready made a normal map or a cavity map which is also a form of bumpmapping... What/huh?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bump_mapping
I was trying to explain it a bit simple for the people that dont understand all this bump/3d/photoshop stuff.
While Im not going to click on your wiki links that you felt you needed to include for all of us who are obviously clueless, I will say Normal Maps and Bump maps are NOT the same as you suggest. Normal maps hold lighting information on 3 axis and bump maps do not.
What you suggested before was making a bump map out of the texture and setting it to multiply so that ONLY the shadowed crevices show. If you can comprehend what I typed, I was simply suggesting a way to ADD on to that. With a bump map you can use various PS plugins to convert to a normal map, and this gives you more information to use. It is VERY common to create cavity/curvature maps FROM the normal map and grabbing the blue channel from the normal map that gives you the OCCLUSION much like the only effect you get from simply multiplying a bump map on top.
Like benjamin mentioned before... a normal map is just a way to create a bumpmap.
What you suggested before was making a bump map out of the texture and setting it to multiply so that ONLY the shadowed crevices show. If you can comprehend what I typed, I was simply suggesting a way to ADD on to that. With a bump map you can use various PS plugins to convert to a normal map, and this gives you more information to use. It is VERY common to create cavity/curvature maps FROM the normal map and grabbing the blue channel from the normal map that gives you the OCCLUSION much like the only effect you get from simply multiplying a bump map on top.
I didnt mean to come off like a wise-***...
Nevermind... I just wanted give you guys some usefull tips
*scratch that..no need for debate anymore...*
runs...
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Kind of derailing a bit here, but... there's the Pulse Rifle from Aliens and the Aliens themselves being worked on and I thought this map (KF-Doom3) is the best fit we have so far
Kind of derailing a bit here, but... there's the Pulse Rifle from Aliens and the Aliens themselves being worked on and I thought this map (KF-Doom3) is the best fit we have so far
Did you say Aliens themselves? Holy cheese cracker you got me excited, thats gunna be saweet as hell!
Links to info or thread or...PLEASE!
I did link the thread, mouse over "Pulse Rifle" in my post.
Edit: See Page 2 of that thread for Hemi's screens of the Alien itself.
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