Bitmap Textures - Polyloop

crazy wabbit · 22nd January 2006, 17:09

Hi, When I look over the gallery, i see over and over again, that the same default shaders are used, this can contribute to a similar look overall to all the images.

I was wondering if anyone uses bitmap/textures as such, please express your feelings about this.

JuST · 22nd January 2006, 17:35

I do use selfmade textures most of the time and I think for some effects it is essential. But sometimes the default shaders also work good... especially the ones for skin and so on.
The reason,why many people do not use selfmade textures might be, that it is more difficult to unwrap a model by hand and to make a texture in a 2d-program. That is why I used the standard shaders and procedural textures, until I somehow learned how to do it.

Piem · 22nd January 2006, 21:23

WHAT did you said .?!

crazy wabbit · 22nd January 2006, 22:02

Oh, okay sorry, please dont punish me. :P

Thomas · 22nd January 2006, 22:15

LOL Piem

24th January 2006, 19:36

I use photo textures of my own making or from other sources all the time. Sometimes I think making up good looking procedurals is a greater challenge and a bit of fun too.

Patrick210 · 24th January 2006, 23:10

I use both all the time, depends on what works better in a particular situation. If you look online and in magazines you can find a fair amount of free textures, and also take your own, which I do frequently. To date I have about 7,850 photo textures.

AWBenson · 24th January 2006, 23:54

I think most gallery pictures use the default shaders because it's quicker. Unwrapping a model and painting textures by hand can take alot of time, but the results can be quite amazing.

If you don't know the UV Editor and/or the shader system well, then using the defaults will allow you to make an descent image without excerting alot of effort.

So for hobbiest and time-restrained professionals, this is a good option to get quick results.

If you mix and match your procedurals with plugins like Anything Goos, you can get more realistic results without having to repaint everything on a UV map.

22nd January 2006, 17:09	#1 (permalink)
crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,381	Bitmap Textures Hi, When I look over the gallery, i see over and over again, that the same default shaders are used, this can contribute to a similar look overall to all the images. I was wondering if anyone uses bitmap/textures as such, please express your feelings about this.

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Thomas Always learning new stuff Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Merignac, France Posts: 11,295	LOL Piem __________________ Polyloop owner & Administrator - no support by PM or email. Polyloop [EN/FR] - Meuuh [FR +16 ans] - Totyo [FR] - Pixologic [JOB] - Le ZBlog [JOB] - La3dpourlesnuls [FR]

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AWBenson Box modeling Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 292	I think most gallery pictures use the default shaders because it's quicker. Unwrapping a model and painting textures by hand can take alot of time, but the results can be quite amazing. If you don't know the UV Editor and/or the shader system well, then using the defaults will allow you to make an descent image without excerting alot of effort. So for hobbiest and time-restrained professionals, this is a good option to get quick results. If you mix and match your procedurals with plugins like Anything Goos, you can get more realistic results without having to repaint everything on a UV map. __________________ Andrew Benson AKA: AWBenson www.awbenson.com andrew (at) awbenson (dot) com

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22nd January 2006, 17:35	#2 (permalink)
JuST Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Braunschweig, Germany Posts: 500	I do use selfmade textures most of the time and I think for some effects it is essential. But sometimes the default shaders also work good... especially the ones for skin and so on. The reason,why many people do not use selfmade textures might be, that it is more difficult to unwrap a model by hand and to make a texture in a 2d-program. That is why I used the standard shaders and procedural textures, until I somehow learned how to do it.

22nd January 2006, 21:23	#3 (permalink)
Piem Booh! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Rennes/fr Posts: 6,640	WHAT did you said .?!

22nd January 2006, 22:02	#4 (permalink)
crazy wabbit Now, I learn animation Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,381	Oh, okay sorry, please dont punish me. :P

24th January 2006, 19:36	#6 (permalink)
sailor_ed Guest Posts: n/a	I use photo textures of my own making or from other sources all the time. Sometimes I think making up good looking procedurals is a greater challenge and a bit of fun too.

24th January 2006, 23:10	#7 (permalink)
Patrick210 Pixar want to hire me! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 549	I use both all the time, depends on what works better in a particular situation. If you look online and in magazines you can find a fair amount of free textures, and also take your own, which I do frequently. To date I have about 7,850 photo textures.