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juanmanuelsanchez

01-24-2008, 10:45 PM

hi ! Im having this issue since always, when Im using crossed lines or not vertical or horizontal lines the lines never look sharp, they always seem to have some rough pixels that alway get in the way of my bump map and makes it look bad. I normally have to pass the line tool again to fix it, but Im sure you guys know a better way to fix that.

Thanks!

Here is a pic so you can know what I mean:

http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa166/juanmanuelsanchez/Untitled.jpg[/url]
[url="http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa166/juanmanuelsanchez/Untitled.jpg"] (http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa166/juanmanuelsanchez/Untitled.jpg)

soulburn3d

01-24-2008, 11:42 PM

You could try blurring the map a bit and see if that helps, otherwise, you'll have to redo the map at a higher resolution. You'll never get rid of the jagginess, because the pixels on your computer screen are in straight lines, not at arbitrary angles :) So all you can hope for is blurring the jagginess or making the jagginess so small you won't see it in your render.

- Neil

stage-gr

01-25-2008, 09:16 AM

yeah, redoing your map in a higher resolution will help.
BTW...don't judge if an image is pixelated or not while looking at it while in a high zoom level..the image you posted is viewed at 400%. Even the smoothest images will have pixels sticking out when viewed in any zoom lavel above 100%

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