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    [TUTORIAL]: texturing organic form (subsmooth)

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    • J Offline
      Julius
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      http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/6339/13474370hn5.jpg

      did i do something wrong?

      @frederik said:

      Slightly different from how I project textures, but a very neat way of doing it... πŸ˜‰

      and how do you porject them? πŸ’š

      also, is it possible to make such stunning bump maps in KT, like the second image kwist posted?

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      • FrederikF Offline
        Frederik
        last edited by

        @julius said:

        and how do you porject them? πŸ’š

        I import the JPG and once you explode the JPG, it will be available in your "In model" materials as a Projected material ready to be applied on a surface... πŸ˜‰

        @julius said:

        also, is it possible to make such stunning bump maps in KT, like the second image kwist posted?

        To me it doesn't look like Bump mapping... 😐
        I assume that Kwistenbiebel have used Displacement mapping, which isn't availeble in KT2008...

        Cheers
        Kim Frederik

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          Daniel Bouchard
          last edited by

          Thanks for this tutorial Kwistenbiebel.

          Very useful for me.

          Daniel

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          • K Offline
            kwistenbiebel
            last edited by

            @frederik said:

            I assume that Kwistenbiebel have used Displacement mapping...

            Indeed, I used displacement maps on the object.
            It works just like adding a bump map ( a Black@White image defining depth).
            The only difference is that displacement will actually deform the geometry by subdividing it to show depth, while a bump map is only mimicing it.
            Curently displacement is supported by Vray, Fry, Maxwell and Indigo.
            For architectural scenes, bump maps most of the times are sufficient, as displacement tends to increase render time considerably. But the results can be convincing.

            This is an example of displacement on that same form using (SK)indigo:

            http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/displ-2a.jpg

            http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r3/kwistenbiebel1/displ1c.jpg

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            • pilouP Offline
              pilou
              last edited by

              Macro photography πŸ˜‰

              Frenchy Pilou
              Is beautiful that please without concept!
              My Little site :)

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              • david_hD Offline
                david_h
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                Biebel . . .you just amaze me. . .. πŸ‘

                Look what I did in school today Mommy!!!20080709110002_22h11m26s.jpg

                If I make it look easy...It is probably easy

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                • C Offline
                  Click Draw
                  last edited by

                  I love this forum. I've learned so much more since I joined. Thx to everyone! Great tutorial. I got the material distributing evenly, I just have to learn to texture properly....
                  Jeff

                  Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                  • pbacotP Offline
                    pbacot
                    last edited by

                    This is amazing. I never saw displacement like this before. Not that I have experience rendering. But I can use the texturing technique right away. Thanks for posting so people like me can get "edicated"! B

                    MacOSX MojaveSketchUp Pro v19 Twilight v2 Thea v3 PowerCADD

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                    • C Offline
                      Click Draw
                      last edited by

                      Hi Kwistenbiebel,
                      Any chance of you doing a Tut on the technique of bump mapping or the way you put or change the actual surface texture? Or, is this something done in another program? I got the understanding of evenly patterning a material but you have pics showing that the surface is not smooth. Thanks in advance....
                      Jeff

                      Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                      • GaieusG Offline
                        Gaieus
                        last edited by

                        Hi Jeff,

                        SU doesn't support either bupmapping or displacement. That part was done in a 3rd party renderer.

                        Gai...

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                        • C Offline
                          Click Draw
                          last edited by

                          Thanks Gaieus,

                          Appreciate that. So that would be one like Podium or Vray?

                          Jeff

                          Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                          • GaieusG Offline
                            Gaieus
                            last edited by

                            Yes exactly. Even some of those do not do displacement (like Kerkythea at the moment)

                            Gai...

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                              Click Draw
                              last edited by

                              What is your preferrance for a rendering program. I'd like to get as much feedback and opinions as possible before I layout the money.
                              Jeff

                              Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                              • GaieusG Offline
                                Gaieus
                                last edited by

                                I don't really render too much (no time to learn it well).I used Podium and Kerkythea (a bit more this latter one). It is free and Podium also has a free version with images limited to 500x500 pixels.

                                Indigo is also free.

                                Gai...

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                                • C Offline
                                  Click Draw
                                  last edited by

                                  Good stuff! Thanks
                                  Jeff

                                  Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                                  • W Offline
                                    wheay
                                    last edited by

                                    wow! i want to learn this. since im using vray and loving its rendering capability. i want to learn the grass thing, it really amazed me. hope more tutorials on this.

                                    "i try to learn everyday"
                                    http://designerslandmark.blogspot.com/

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                                    • C Offline
                                      Click Draw
                                      last edited by

                                      Hey wheay,

                                      Do you know of a better tutorial than the one on the Vray site? I'd like to learn what the settings are for and so on. Thanks...

                                      Jeff

                                      Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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                                      • K Offline
                                        krowka_smieszka
                                        last edited by

                                        kwistenbiebel how did u make this organic shape? I know that may be silly question but I am still learning how to use sketchup...

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                                        • soloS Offline
                                          solo
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                                          Krowka, hope this helps, it's a very crude and fast example, Biebel's shape is cleaner.

                                          [flash=600,400:3gn1ftdy]http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2335698&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1[/flash:3gn1ftdy]

                                          Displaced with ecosystem in Vue:


                                          http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/938/biebelshapefu4.jpg

                                          http://www.solos-art.com

                                          If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                                          • C Offline
                                            Click Draw
                                            last edited by

                                            Very cool Solo....how about doing a tut to show how to displace with Vray? Don't make me bag....cause I will! πŸ˜„

                                            Have I mentioned how much of a laugh I get out of some of the Signatures on here!

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