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TexturingTutorials

2013-10-16T09:14:19Z

Scythe:

= Texturing Tutorials =
Tutorials for creating game textures.

== Painting Realistic Textures ==
< >[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGN7Wby2thk&feature=share&list=UUKlNB0dpR1BK0y-JRh6Ju7Q Texturing Overview and tutorial] by ''[http://www.mariempepin.com/ Marie-Michelle "Tits" Pepin]''< >< >

< >[http://youtu.be/0s0XLuzQHJ0 Next-Gen texturing Timeplapse] by ''[http://www.gavimage.com/ Gavin "Gav" Goulden]''< >< >

* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_racer445sword.png]] < >[http://www.nextgenhardsurface.com/showthread.php?6-Texturing-Texturing-Metal-Surfaces-by-Racer-Video Texturing Metal Surfaces] (registration required) by ''[http://racer445.com/ Evan 'racer445' Herbert]''< >< >
* [[Media:TrackerKnifeTut.jpg||width=140}}|< >[http:$$$$www.polycount.com$$forum$showthread.php?t=118043 Tracker Knife - NextGen asset tutorial series]] by ''[http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=41301 Joe Harford]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_hardsurfacetexturepainting.png]] < >[http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=46&t=373024 Hard Surface Texture Painting] by ''[http://stefan-morrell.cgsociety.org/gallery/ Stefan Morrell]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_quake4painting.png]] < >[http://www.iddevnet.com/quake4/ArtReference_CreatingModels#head-4152af2ebdcdf51e21eaf84fd7ea3f511a7a1fab Painting Your Diffuse, Specular, and Height Maps (for Quake 4)] by ''[http://www.ravensoft.com/ Raven Software]''< >< >
* [[Media:2dtut_zbrush_3dstonewall.jpg||height=85}}|< >[http:$$$$www.polycount.com$$forum$showpost.php?p=1528364&postcount=1 Tileable Texture in 3dMax & Zbrush]] by ''[http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=18970 Sean Marino]''< >< >

== Painting Stylistic Textures ==

* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_heyman.jpg]] < >[http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1259024#post1259024 Hand Painted Wood Tutorial] from the Polycount Forum, by [http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=28047 Matthew 'skayne' Heyman]< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_softlight.png]] < >[[attachment:handpaint_softlight-saiainoshi.gif|Adding Highlights and Using SoftLight]] (paintover on [http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=30229 'snow']s textures from [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1202503#post1202503 Stylized textures - need help]) - by ''[http://www.linkedin.com/in/terriedenman Terrie 'Saiainoshi' Denman]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_more-color.png]] < >[[attachment:handpaint_more-color-saiainoshi.jpg|Adding More Color To a Texture]] (paintover on [http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=30229 'snow']s texture from [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1201383#post1201383 Stylized textures - need help]) - by ''[http://www.linkedin.com/in/terriedenman Terrie 'Saiainoshi' Denman]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_smoothblending.png]] < >[[attachment:smooth-blending-thoughts_linda-bergkvist.jpg|Some Thoughts on Smooth Blending]] - by ''[http://www.furiae.com/ Linda 'Enayla' Bergkvist]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_paintfletcher.png]] < >[http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/7334/painttut.jpg 'Hand Painted' Step by step thing of some sort] - by ''[http://www.artpanda.co.uk/ John "JFletcher" Fletcher]''. [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=71942 Polycount forum thread].< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_texturepaintingtips.png]] < >[http://www.michaeldashow.com/tips_texturepainting.html Texture Painting Tips] - by ''[http://www.michaeldashow.com Michael Dashow]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_singhsoilchild.png]] < >[http://joycg.blog.me/130079891399 SoilChild Texture Tutorial] by ''[http://www.joshsingh.net/ Josh Singh]''. [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=47912 Polycount forum thread]. < >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_tmhuntwoodtute.png]] < >[http://www.tmhunt.com/pics/wood_tute.jpg Wood Tute] by ''[http://www.tmhunt.com Tracy Marvin "Rhinokey" Hunt]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_sallenbachhardlight.png]] < >[http://www.horribledeath.com/tut-hardlight.htm Painting in Hard Light Mode] - by ''[http://www.horribledeath.com Jason "HorribleDeath" Sallenbach]''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_tsugumopixelart.png]] < >[http://mirror.motherhamster.org/tsugumo/default.html So You Want To Be A Pixel Artist?] - by ''Tsugumo''< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_parrott.jpg]] < > [http://vimeo.com/38844355 Hand painted tiling grass texture walkthrough] by [http://www.environmentartist.com/ Jeff Parrott]< >How to paint a custom grass texture in Photoshop that is tiled.< >< >
* [[Image:TexturingTutorials$2dtut_chadwick.gif]] < > [http://ericchadwick.com/img/ericchadwick_wood_timelapse.gif Hand painted wood] by [http://ericchadwick.com Eric Chadwick]< >Animated gif of the painting process for a painterly wood plank texture. Finished texture [http://ericchadwick.com/img/ericchadwick_wood.jpg here].

== Vig's Collection of Bookmarked Tutorials ==
http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1139754&postcount=2

* '''Metal and Hard Surface'''< > [http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=373024 Hard Surface Materials (metal scratches and wear)] < >[http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education/vertex_map_wear/vertex_map_wear.htm Neil Belvins Procedural Paint Chips] Check out Neils other materials too, even tho its 3D he breaks them down in a way that makes sense for 2D.< > [http://cg.tutsplus.com/tutorials/3d-art/how-to-hand-paint-convincing-metal-textures/ How to Hand Paint Convincing Metal Textures] < >[http://www.psionic3d.co.uk/tutorials/shiphull.html Creating metal Greeble from scratch] < >< >'''Flesh, Faces and Fur'''< > [http://www.anticz.com/heads.htm Drawing Heads, some general guides]< >[http://www.2dvalley.com/tutorials/painting-face.shtml Painting a realistic face tutorial by George Patsouras]< > [http://www.furiae.com/index.php?view=gallery Furiae's Painting tutorials, Eyes, Lips, Hair, Noses, Skin Tone]< >[http://forums.cgsociety.org/member.php?u=45074 Enayla Painting an eye]< >[http://www.creativemac.com/2003/08_aug/tutorials/pshair030825.htm Hair and Fur Photoshop Bursh] < > < >''' Grass''' < >[http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1461878&postcount=32 Hand painted grass tutorial] < > < > ''' Painterly'''< > [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=47912#Post205019 SoilChild Texture Tutorial] Josh Singh, nuff said.< > [http://www.michaeldashow.com/tips_texturepainting.html Texture Painting - Michael Dashow] and its that easy...< > [[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=68799&page=6|[WIP] - Old Fishing Bait Shop - Page 6 - polycount]]< >< > '''Pixel Art'''< > [http://www.petesqbsite.com/sections/tutorials/tuts/tsugumo/ So You Want To Be A Pixel Artist?]Oh you think pixel art is easy?< > [http://www.gas13.ru/v3/tutorials/handmade_antialiasing.php Handmade anti-aliasing Pixelart Tutorials] A long forgotten tool. '''< >'''< >''' Tips and Tricks'''< > [http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials Tutorials - GFXartist.com] Lots of tutorials and break downs of paintings. < >[http://www.pioroberson.com/extras.php pior oberson character artist] its Pior foo, pay attention. < >[http://www.leighvanderbyl.com/tutorials.html leigh van der byl] Good to know general tips and tricks.< > [http://www.horribledeath.com/tut-hardlight.htm Honorible Death's Hard Light Tutorial] Slime on a sphincter.< > [http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107217 Digital Painting In PS #2 - ConceptArt.org Forums] Read it, at least twice.< > [http://www.tomrichmond.com/blog/tag/how-to-draw-caricatures/ How To Draw Caricatures]< > [http://www.tutorialman.com/abstract_airbrushing_tutorial_tutorial.html Abstract Airbrushing Tutorial On TutorialMan.com]< >< > '''Watch Them Paint'''< > [http://www.carloscabrera.com.ar/tutorial.html Illustration Concept Art Tutorials - Carlos Cabrera] < >[http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=65614 Painting Tutorials polycount] A collection of videos< > [http://media.massiveblack.com/ Massive Black DVD]< > [http://sclipo.com/videos/view/transport-design-aerodeslizadores Transport Design: Aerodeslizadores - Video - Sclipo] Concepts a transport ship.< > [http://www.eatpoo.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=176 A list of artists and their sites from the EatPoo forums] '''< >'''< >''' Normal Maps'''< > [http://www.hull-breach.com/Talon/temp/normalMapMiniTut.jpg normalMapMiniTut.jpg (JPEG Image, 1280x4096 pixels)]< > [http://www.gamedev.net/community/forums/topic.asp?topic_id=485335 Hand Made Normal Maps]< >< > '''Seams'''< >[http://www.twisted-strand.com/ut_tutorials/text_tut/index2.html Texturing Tutorial, by SweetnutZ]

== More Information ==
* [[Category:TextureTechnique]] = Texturing techniques commonly used in game development.
* [[Category:ConceptFundamentals]] = The basics of concept drawing and painting.
* [http://boards.polycount.net/showthread.php?t=65614 Painting Tutorials] thread on the Polycount forum = Links to more painting tutorials.
* [[CharacterSculpting]] and [[EnvironmentSculpting]] = Information and tutorials about 3D sculpting.
* [[Category:Reference]] = Reference imagery: photos, concept art, texture sites, etc.

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HairTechnique

2012-11-29T10:21:46Z

Scythe:

= Hair Technique =
Hair for in-game rendering can be a tough beast to master. [[Opacity Map#Alpha_Blend|Alpha blending]] is usually required to get soft feathery edges, but can cause [[Opacity Map#Sorting_Problems|sorting problems]]. Lighting can also be difficult, so hair is usually rendered using an [[EmissiveMap|emissive shader]] (without any lighting at all). If the hair is being lit, options include [[Vertex Normal|bent vertex normals]], [[NormalMap|normal mapping]], and [[AnisotropicMap|anisotropic mapping]].

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| [[attachment:hair_allods-online_harpy.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_allods-online_harpy.jpg
| width=500}}
| [[attachment:hair_allods-online_elite-mount.jpg|{{attachment:tmp.640.hair_allods-online_elite-mount.jpg
|-
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
| [[attachment:hair_udn-gow2-shaded.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_udn-gow2-shaded.jpg
| width=320}}
| [[attachment:hair_udn-gow2-wire.jpg|[[Media:tmp.640.hair_udn-gow2-wire.jpg
| width=320]]]]
| [[attachment:hair_udn-gow2-ingame.jpg|{{attachment:tmp.640.hair_udn-gow2-ingame.jpg
|-
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
| [[attachment:hair_ffx-yuna-wires.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_ffx-yuna-wires.jpg
| width=650}}
| [[attachment:hair_ffx-yuna-tex.jpg|{{attachment:tmp.640.hair_ffx-yuna-tex.jpg
|-
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
| [[attachment:hair_ff13-wires.png|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_ff13-wires.jpg
| width=420}}
| [[attachment:hair_ff13-shaded.png|[[Media:tmp.640.hair_ff13-shaded.jpg
| width=350]]]]
| [[attachment:hair_ff13-ps3-720p.jpg|{{attachment:tmp.640.hair_ff13-ps3-720p.jpg
|-
|colspan="2" | Hair from Final Fantasy 13, on PS3.< >Images by [http://na.square-enix.com/games/FFX/ Square Enix]
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
| [[attachment:hair_tekken6-alisa-ingame.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_tekken6-alisa-ingame.jpg
| width=600}}
| [[attachment:hair_tekken6-alisa-wires.png|{{attachment:tmp.640.hair_tekken6-alisa-wires.jpg
|-
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
| [[attachment:hair_varga-long.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_varga-long.jpg
| width=400}}
| [[attachment:hair_varga-afro.jpg|{{attachment:tmp.640.hair_varga-afro.jpg
|-
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
| [[attachment:hair_squirrely-jones-pandicarus-beauty.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_squirrely-jones-pandicarus-beauty.jpg
| width=600}}
| [[attachment:hair_squirrely-jones-pandicarus-tex.jpg|{{attachment:tmp.640.hair_squirrely-jones-pandicarus-tex.jpg
|-
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
| [[attachment:hair_sotc-ingame.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_sotc-ingame.jpg
| width=500}}
| [[attachment:hair_sotc-wires.jpg|{{attachment:tmp.640.hair_sotc-wires.jpg
|-
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
| [[attachment:jfalconer_furball2.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.jfalconer_furball2.jpg
| width=350}}
| [[attachment:jfalconer_fur_texture.gif|[[Media:jfalconer_fur_texture.gif
| width=350]]]]
|colspan="2" |[[attachment:jfalconer_fur_examples.jpg|{{attachment:tmp.640.jfalconer_fur_examples.jpg
|-
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
| [[attachment:hair_uncharted2-drake-wires.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_uncharted2-drake-wires.jpg
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| [[attachment:hair_uncharted2-drake.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_uncharted2-drake.jpg
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| [[attachment:hair_uncharted2-chloe-wires.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_uncharted2-chloe-wires.jpg
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| [[attachment:hair_uncharted2-chloe.jpg|Media:HairTechnique/attachments/tmp.640.hair_uncharted2-chloe.jpg
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|}

== Hair Technique Links ==

* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=76499 Best method to create lowpoly hairs?] Polycount forum thread
* [http://www.showmethatagain.com/lms/mod/page/view.php?id=21 Low Poly Hair with Gimp and 3ds Max] ($) by [http://www.polycount.com/forum/member.php?u=18576 'ultramedia']
* [http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/012/1/1/polygon_hair_tutorial___3dsmax_by_athey-d4m4pma.jpg Step-by-Step Example of Hair Creation Process in 3ds Max] by [http://athey.deviantart.com/#/d4m4pma Athey 'd4m4pma' Moravitz]
* [http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/CreatingHairUsingAlpha.html Creating Hair Using Alpha (Gears of War 2)] by Kevin Lanning. [http://www.maxforums.org/threads/artiste_character_modeling_creating_hair_kevin_lanning/0001.aspx Explanation here].
* [http://www.paultosca.com/varga_hair.html Varga Hair Tutorial] by [http://www.paultosca.com/ Paul Tosca]
* Pandicarus from Dominance War III, fur technique explained by [http://www.squirrelyjones.com Mike 'Squirrely Jones' Voeller]: [[attachment:squirrelyjones_fur.pdf|tutorial PDF (2.6MB)]], [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?p=800117#post800117 Polycount forum thread]
* [http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85471 Using Pre-Rendered Fur Tiles for Texturing, with Maya Fur & Photoshop] from the Polycount forum
* [http://gameartisans.org/forums/showthread.php?t=14953 best videogame hair] thread from GameArtisans
* [http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?t=079141 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves art work] thread from ZBrushCentral
* [https://www.cmpevents.com/sessions/GD/S4585i1.pdf Hair Styling: A Teenager’s Dream, An Artist’s Nightmare] (3MB PDF) - Bioware's Dragon Age presentation from GDC 2007
* [[attachment:making_of_sotc.pdf|"Shadow of the Colossus" article]] (PDF, English translation) - Explanation about the "fins & shells" technique.
* [http://www.pixologic.com/docs/index.php/Tutorial:_Bird_of_Prey ZBrush Tutorial: Bird of Prey]
* [http://sshart.weebly.com/tutorial.html Tutorial on using curves for long hair] by [http://www.sshart.weebly.com/ Scythe]

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