Quote: "Those segments look great! Looks like you've been reading some of Luke Ahearn's book. I must admit, that is a great book, I've read it cover to cover. Congrats on the texturing contest.
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thanks, was a fun contest, lol, me being the new guy on the forums, and i won first place, lol, psionic even signed the book, lol
one page of the book that inspired the flooring was an example of how he turned a checkered pattern into a grungey floor tile with a few photo overlays, such as a sauce for the specular shine, cracked stucco for the tile material, and a dark grunge pattern, like what i done for my tiles, though i did something he didnt, and used accented edges, to rough up the seams between tiles
you got that book too? pretty cool aint it?
i mean, yeh, it is all basic flat textures and doesnt go in depth to painting or any art besides geometry, but its pretty great what he shows you can do with basic layer styles and blending modes.
Theres alot of filter work in that book aswell, i could never remember all those steps, which is why i prefer straight painting, but this was a good book to set up some decent base textures for later
Quote: "Hardman is actually a woman!"
hmm, interesting, lol, though i can see the evidence from the fine detail, women tend to spend more time on detail and get things perfect (no offense) and it looks great
Quote: " is it a toilet block or just a really dirty lobby?"
looking back is does look like a nice grungey lobby, like something out of an old apartment with many floors. Suppose both really, depends what fills the room
thanks for the comments guys, civil servants soon, once i get some decent reference pics
-Jon
Vol.2 coming this summer
