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prasoc
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I want to learn how to make cool textures for guns, I know how to make gunmetal (artistic->sponge) but I want to find out the rest. Any good tutorials?


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Asteric
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Posted: 7th Nov 2009 14:52
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There are a few things you need to take into account first.

Firstly, you need to decide on whether you are going to be using next gen maps, i.e. specular, normal etc. or whether you will be using just a diffuse texture which means you will render lighting straight onto that. If so i recommend learning your way around the dodge/burn tools to render your own lighting onto the texture. however if you plan to have a specular map, you do not need to do this. A useful tool to make your textures more detailed is the render to texture tool in 3ds max, if you do not have this, i highly recommend xnormal. What this lets you do is take a high resolution version of your mesh, with extra details, and bake the shadows onto the low resolution, this is handy for lighting, but also for small details such as bolts, plates, without going too high on the poly count.

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prasoc
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Does CS: S use specular maps? I want to make it so that the lighting can move around, so I guess I need the "next gen" one for bump, spec, etc. Any tuts for that?


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Posted: 7th Nov 2009 14:59
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For creating the specular maps? If so if you have IM i can show you how to make them from Photoshop.

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prasoc
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Posted: 7th Nov 2009 15:03
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Couldn't I use crazybump? If I use a spec map, how would I make a diffuse? No lighting on it?


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Posted: 7th Nov 2009 15:47
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the specular map comes from the diffuse map, so if you want to use a specular map, you will just need to make a flat texture map(diffuse0 with no built in lighting. then load that into Crazybump and create the required maps.

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Azunaki
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http://www.fpsbanana.com/members/tuts/43732

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Posted: 8th Nov 2009 05:17 Edited at: 8th Nov 2009 05:18
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Wow Azunaki, you just ended such a long search so quickly (at least for me)...

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prasoc
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<3 amazing tutorials cheers


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Posted: 8th Nov 2009 18:49
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Here is something I downloaded from a site which has been taken down. It had alots of great tutorials for guns etc.

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Posted: 11th Nov 2009 05:55
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Dang, this FPSBanana website is really helpful. Glad you started this thread prasoc

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Posted: 11th Nov 2009 21:07
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I was gonna link you to Millenia's metal tutorial, but it seems I was beat.

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lol i found that off some one who asked for a gun texture tutorial over at game artists.

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