Texture Learning Diary

[odell5]

Put bright text on the dark objects. Usually dark text on dark object doesn't work well.
-- Hard Surface Prop Texturing (http://www.vimeo.com/3779494)

[odell5]

Never miss out: PS blending option/ "blend if" slider!!!
When doing the coloration, being used for overlaying etc, it can reduce the range gradually but still can keep the sharpness and integrality of each small scratch group.
-- Hard Surface Prop Texturing (http://www.vimeo.com/3779494)

[thakingpin]

This is a great thing you are doing....sharing your thoughts & workflow. Keep up the good work

Cheers!

[odell5]

It's easier to browse the XSI threads from here:
http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php/f-24-p-30.html

That's a hotsome XSI tutorials site:
http://www.vast.ws/resources/xsi/tutorials/tutorials.html

Here is another one:
http://www.edharriss.com/tutorials/tutorials_all.html

Again:
http://www.kim-aldis.co.uk/drupal-6.1/XSIResourcesList (http://www.kim-aldis.co.uk/drupal-6.1/XSIResourcesList)

And Again:
http://www.3dxo.com/search/1.htm?sort=score&term=softimage

Some other famous cool tutorial collectors:
CGIndi a: www.cgindi_a.org (http://www.cgindi_a.org)
cgtutorials: www.cgtutorials.com (http://www.cgtutorials.com)

[odell5]

Some videos online I find interesting. Actually the whole site's layout for finding different tutorials are very handy, very clear. Since I'm switching to XSI, here are some basic reminders for me on texture manipulation instruction for XSI:

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-xsi-uv-map/
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-use-render-passes-in-xsi-6-249035/
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-use-the-materials-manager-in-xsi-6-249002/
http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-build-a-basic-vertex-shader-inside-of-xsi-248974_2/

[odell5]

Some fragments for Amibent Occlusion Render:

*http://softimage.wiki.softimage.com/xsidocs/shaderpresets4002.htm

http://www.andrew-whitehurst.net/amb_occlude.html

**http://www.xsibase.com/forum/index.php?board=6;action=display;threadid=6902

**http://www.3dtotal.com//team/Tutorials/lightmap/lightmap01.php
(same)http://xsi.jankin.com/LMbAO/


(**very interesting, *interesting)

[odell5]

Making of Rusty Meter:
http://www.3dtotal.com//team/Tutorials/rusty_meter/rusty_meter.php

[odell5]

Shift+drag from one image to another in Photoshop, can match (snap) directly with the size and the position of the canvas of the image. Well, seems it is a very first knowledge thing, but yep, good to know this small but useful trick.

[odell5]

This guy is just fairly generous, talented and naughty. I love all his tutorials. ty,v, for telling me his site:)
http://racer445.com/

His is not bad either:
http://cg.tutsplus.com/

[odell5]

Scrape PS brushes: http://www.psbrushes.net/scratches_01.php

[odell5]

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=46&t=373024

scratch can be used with a bit Fx for giving some hauteur~

[odell5]

Good SXI wiki which collects pretty much knowledge I may need for my work:
http://softimage.wiki.softimage.com/xsidocs/hh_toc.htm

[odell5]

The video of the alien texture making shows all maps they made for the alien.
http://features.cgsociety.org/story_custom.php?story_id=5322&page=2

[mister3d]

Good info! Thank you.

[odell5]

Videos explaining the Render Tree in XSI
http://www.kim-aldis.co.uk/drupal-6.1/RenderTreeTutorials

[odell5]

Shift+Ctrl+Alt+E = merge visible
Shift+Ctrl+Alt+N = set up new layer!!!
Ctrl+J = duplicate layer
Ctrl+"["or"]" = layer forward / backward
When using the select tool "v", then press Alt+Shift+"-"or"+" to change the blending mode,
NnormalSscreenMmultiplyCcolor
Ctrl+; = show\hide the guide line
Ctrl+0 = show full image in full screen

Press Shift + [ or ] will increase / decrease brush hardness.

Alt + [ or ] = choose layers
Alt + click eye = show/hide visibility

more see here:http://www.webdesignerwall.com/tutorials/photoshop-secret-shortcuts/
All about layers: http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layer-shortcuts/

[odell5]

Blending If Tutorial:


http://www.adobepress.com/articles/article.asp?p=686520


Blending If: a smart blending tool
that can be used to knock out an object from its background or to blend two images.

[BFresh]

Thanks for the texture resources!

[odell5]

When import the UV stamp into Photoshop, copy to 2 stamp.
1 in dark, 1 in light, the dark on set as Screen, and the light one set as Multiply.

[BFresh]

Wow, lots of great resources in this thread, just wanted to say thanks!

[odell5]

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=592875

http://www.vray.com/vray_for_sketchup/manual/material_reflection_layer.shtml

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