Specular maps How?

[leigh]

Don't use black and white, use grays. Black and white give you absolutely no variance.
The way it works is simple - the lighter the gray, the more specular. Metal is fairly shiny when it is in good condition, so your grays should be fairly bright. I usually make my maps using the dodge and burn tools in Photoshop.

Also, depending on what kind of metal is it, you might want to use anisotropic specularity. That is for metals that have been machined, and the tiny grooves in the metal cause the light reflections to behave in a specific way, depending on the angle of the machining.

Check out the Texturing For Dummies Part 5 here in this forum for more info on specularity, and working with it :)

[LostSoul¹13]

Thanks Leigh. Can You please see my game art post and tell me what u think on textures?
THank I'll read on that.

model post: http://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62266

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