Revision as of 11:15, 27 December 2012

Gradient Mapping

Gradient mapping is a method to replace the colors of a texture using 1D gradients, for more variation.

• Tutorial - Gradient Mapping & UDK by Rasmus 'rasmus' Deguchi
• Gradient Mapping - An Awesome Way to Get Cheap Variation in Textures by Ryan James Smith

Vertical Gradients

The Dota2 Character Art Guide describes how to bake a vertical gradient into the diffuse, to emphasize depth and create focus.