Fur Color maps

[ZacD]

1. Its in the wrong section.
2. It might help to show us what the rendered character looks like.

[jtvergarav]

1. What is the right section? texturing? I don't really know, and I mean it.
2. It could, but that won't help in what I'm after.
3. Just asking, for the ones that have done or seen it, do you have or seen any color map of fur? i'm really curious about how one looks

THANKS!

[rockyj123]

well there are 2 ways..

1st:: just like u have done. make a color map.

2nd:: if u r using renderman, write renderman shader for a lion or tiger.

[jtvergarav]

Thanks!

now that was usefull

[leigh]

What you're doing is on the right track, don't worry. We do indeed make colour maps for fur. Actually, we often make numerous colour maps for a single animal - for variations within the fur. For example, you may make one main map for the overall basic colour, which can be derived heavily from photos of the animal, basically like what you've made here. Then additional maps may be created for, for example, a colour variation that's applied to the tips of the fur, or any other variation along the length of each shaft. Texture painters will generally work quite closely with the grooming artist to determine what textures will be needed.

[LucentDreams]

for my squirrels I did a root and a tip fur map that then mixed with a gradient along the hairs themselves. I finally got permission to put back up the material I'd originally posted here, so I'm working on a write up of how I did the fur.

[jtvergarav]

Thanks guys!

A job mate took the map and twiked it out. The squirrel is looking nice. I hope the ad is out the next week... what I'm not sure, but I'd like to, is to post it here. I'm not sure if I'm able to, I don't know those legal stuff. Do you?

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