PDA

View Full Version : Texture-makin' techniques plx.

Smeedom
12-04-2007, 01:36 AM
Yo.

I'm trying to throw some models together for a game. I'm aiming for graphics with similar detail to Final Fantasy 9 and/or Threads of Fate. If you look at screenshots, you'll see that the graphics aren't awesome, but they have a base level of detail which gets the point across well enough. I happen to think that this style has character.

http://news.softpedia.com/images/extra/GAMES/large/threadsfatepsx_002-large.jpg

http://www.ffonline.com/media/news/040102/ff9pcf.jpg

Anyway! I've so far created what I believe to be a pretty decent mage, considering my requirements. The problem is that... I can't make the textures. I've got Photoshop & I've read tutorials on "painting" cloth, etc., but I'm getting nowhere. A screenshot of the mage and really bad texture attempt/s:

http://freewebs.com/b0tish/mage.gif

Cutting out rambling and quickly getting to the point... I'd like to learn techniques I can use to achieve FF9/ToF-style textures, without having to take a 3 year course in graphics. Could someone point me in the right direction? (Note that I have used Google and found nothing relevant or of my level.)

Thanks in advance.
Smeedom
12-06-2007, 10:22 PM
See below.
Smeedom
12-06-2007, 10:26 PM
(Fixed bad images)

Thanks for all the replies.

...

*cough*

Anyway... resisting the urge to give up, I've been practicing. I've been reading mainly manga tutorials (reason below) and have studied folds in more depth, etc. Mage attempt #2:

http://freewebs.com/b0tish/closer%20mage.gif

It's a lot better, imho.

Since my last post, I stumbled across screenshots of another game called Tales of the Abyss. It's a PS2 game, but it uses simple yet effective graphics. Example:

http://blog.tales-tra.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/tales-of-the-abyss-captura-001.jpg

http://a248.e.akamai.net/f/248/5462/2h/images.gamezone.com/screens/30/8/38/s30838_psp_67.jpg

This is definitely the style I wanna use - or at least something similar. I've identified it as glorified manga (hence the manga tutorials), but I could be wrong. I'd still like someone to help me find the right path.

Many thanks.
CGTalk Moderation
12-06-2007, 10:26 PM
This thread has been automatically closed as it remained inactive for 12 months. If you wish to continue the discussion, please create a new thread in the appropriate forum.