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Shellfish

08-22-2009, 03:40 PM

Character has multiplier map so a composite shader is use.

Shader Used
SSS FastSkin + Displacement -> Bump -> Composite -> Bitmaps
Normal Maps - Seam Showing but Skin Bump Sharp
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h193/shellfish_man/v2-1.jpg

Shader Used
SSS FastSkin + Displacement -> Bump -> Normal Bump (Tangent) -> Composite -> Bitmaps
Normal Maps - Almost SeamLess but Skin bump not Sharp
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h193/shellfish_man/v1-2.jpg

How can I have seamless and sharper bump ? What did I do wrong?

phix314

08-22-2009, 07:46 PM

Hard to say without seeing the actual shader network and knowing what software.

Shellfish

08-22-2009, 07:51 PM

I'm using 3DMax and MudBox

cgjoker

08-29-2009, 04:52 AM

I think the problem is the normal map`s Export preferences

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