ScottyGEE's skinning competition Discussion

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:25 pm

Howdy. I don't plan on any "p.w.n.ing" on my part, but I do plan on showing new concepts, ideas, and styles. I'm not entering to win. I'm entering because this competition gives me motivation to try new things.

StalkingGrunt911 · Post by **StalkingGrunt911** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:31 pm

I was just messing around, but I am glad that people are entering. I can't wait to what your skin turns out like with these new concepts, ideas, and styles. =D

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:38 pm

Extremely non-thought-through,confusing-Bump map tutorial

well to firstly inject an improper bump map, you need the photoshop nVidia plugin...You have your base texture (the visual one) and either, get a new texture or use the exsisting one and conver it to a normal map (you click on the filters drop down menu and choose the last one, the Nvidia one, the normal map filter)
convert it to a normal, save it as a DXT bitmap (whichever, dxt 3 perhaps?)

There, you have your normal map...
Secondly, you need to inject this bitmap....The easiest way to do this is duplicate a bitmap of equal resolution (And DXT type), and inject it over that.

then find the shader of where the bump will be...EG coag_ground (uses the dirt_pebble_bump) go into its lone id in ADI or whiver program allows you to see it and change the current bumpmap to the one that you duplicated...

Its not really a complicated process, its just my explanation of it that will be confusing.
so:
convert
duplicate
inject
relink
voila

I'll update this later...With an actual step by step process and pictures.

-Legendary- · Post by **-Legendary-** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:51 pm

At first, I thought you were giving a tutorial on how to bump threads ;x. But good tutorial for bump mapping. ^_^

drewboi · Post by **drewboi** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:36 am

will you accept already posted skins?

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:46 am

Awwww... drewboi, you're no fun! You know how to skin, you're dang good at it, so why not skin a new one? Or at least give us something that we don't already have

. Your Mario mod was sweet and all, but I want to see what else you can do

.

xheadshotmastax · Post by **xheadshotmastax** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:45 am

i dont enter since i cant do proper bumpmaps and since im not special as scott or chad

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:52 am

If you'd rather, I'll enter with no custom bumps.

shade45 · Post by **shade45** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:13 pm

Thanks for the tut Scotty

That pretty much how I thought it would work but was to lazy to try..

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 1:52 pm

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I can't delete my own posts!
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Halomods ftw! And thanks for ignoring my request to sticky the topics while we're at it! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

StalkingGrunt911 · Post by **StalkingGrunt911** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:04 pm

Nice tut ScottyGEE.

antszy101 · Post by **antszy101** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:00 pm

xheadshotmastax wrote:i dont enter since i cant do proper bumpmaps and since im not special as scott or chad

I cant do proper bumps either, and I'm also not as special as scott or chad. But I'm still entering

. You should definatelly enter. (However, I may end up not entering because it wont be finished due to my tennis try outs

)

theycallmechad · Post by **theycallmechad** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:11 pm

Why are people always saying I'm special? I've been hearing that ever since my Chapter-1 resource class in Elementary School... I haven't had to wear my helmet for 5 whole months now! I'm not special!

ScottyGEE · Post by **ScottyGEE** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:13 pm

As discussed in the discussion thred prior to this discussion thread about the skinning competition, bumpmaps do not make or break a skin...they have to possibility of adding a bit more of an effect to them or remove it slightly (if the bumps don't look good at all for example), so to base your entry on being able to do something like that alone in my opinion is a pretty poor excuse...the visual bitmaps with the colours etc is what makes a skin good, sure trees and rocks can add to it, and so can bumps, but mostly its the base textures that are going to create the impact...
And also by what you say Faisal, I shouldn't do any mods again because I'm not as special as you with the things you know and have...Watch out man!

Like I don't mean to be rude, but I see it justified by your reasoning for not entering...However, if that's the case, so be it.

Plus there's not reallt a large difference between the proper and non proper.

foxfanatic23I7 · Post by **foxfanatic23I7** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:15 pm

LOL

This one is better:

Pyroman · Post by **Pyroman** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:02 pm

We <3 you Chad. It's alright if your special.

little_shadow · Post by **little_shadow** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:36 pm

My Cat Boots is special can someone make him a poptart

he scratches though
I wonder how many people are entering in the contest

xheadshotmastax · Post by **xheadshotmastax** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:24 pm

ScottyGEE wrote: And also by what you say Faisal, I shouldn't do any mods again because I'm not as special as you with the things you know and have...Watch out man!

i like when people confirm the big thing i have in my pants
good job on setting this competition up i already can guess the 1st and the 2nd place.

-DeToX- · Post by **-DeToX-** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:42 pm

little_shadow wrote:My Cat Boots is special can someone make him a poptart he scratches though
I wonder how many people are entering in the contest

Its not your cat. You even gave the contract to me. Hes mine.

And Chad is very special but its okay. ;P

xlRainlx · Post by **xlRainlx** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:44 pm

sweet. i might compete in this contest. please go easy on me if i do detox, igeo, and others who are clearly better than me at skinning. >.<