Texturing - Polyloop

AlexGg · 19th February 2006, 23:42

Hi there,

I am very beginner in the Carrara, but have some exp. in other 3d modelling tools.
My Question: what is the best way to do a realistic texturing e.g. a cube by "brick" bump-mapping?

bwtr · 20th February 2006, 06:00

Not quite sure of your question but the answer is in the Chapter "Texture" starting at page 577(587) of the Help. You will get to the "bricks" bit. (Shortcut--in the help--Search--bricks!)

AlexGg · 20th February 2006, 10:46

Thanks for that.
But my question was about what is the right way...
I mean there are a few ways to do some texturing, and apparently result will be slightly differ, but I am interesting about a true realistic result.

E.g. if I need to texture just a plane wall - it's easy, but if there is some column with very complex structure of surface, etc - this is another way... right?
Also, I am wondering how to add for some texture additional attribute like a wet after rain or even shower...

Thanks in advance for any help in this direction.

Nichod · 20th February 2006, 15:10

Not sure about what you mean by complex structure. Could be be more specific? It should work fine for a column, if you have curved surfaces that might not work out well and you might either need to UV map or do some tricks with plugins.

As far as wetness, I think playing with the gloss, highlight and reflection channels will give you a good result.

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20th February 2006, 06:00	#2 (permalink)
bwtr Brian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: South Australia Posts: 2,097	Not quite sure of your question but the answer is in the Chapter "Texture" starting at page 577(587) of the Help. You will get to the "bricks" bit. (Shortcut--in the help--Search--bricks!)

20th February 2006, 10:46	#3 (permalink)
AlexGg NURBS Booleans are your friend Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 107	Thanks for that. But my question was about what is the right way... I mean there are a few ways to do some texturing, and apparently result will be slightly differ, but I am interesting about a true realistic result. E.g. if I need to texture just a plane wall - it's easy, but if there is some column with very complex structure of surface, etc - this is another way... right? Also, I am wondering how to add for some texture additional attribute like a wet after rain or even shower... Thanks in advance for any help in this direction.