Hugo wrote:
> I actually thought the wood was an image_map, since it looks so realistic!

  It's better than an image_map, but only for planar surfaces (hf), 
although it can be done with isos for any shape (i.e. isowoods from 
Christoph). 
 
> Your metal texture is brilliant! How is the surroundings?

  The enviroment is a simple 5x5m room with hf-walls, a white ceil and a 
checkered floor.

> To use a quilted pattern never striked me. Do you think these micro
> patterns are too slow for general purpose? 

  Yes, the use of the quilted patern for this isn't very obvious. It works 
well because I average multiple rotated copies. I found that simply by 
using the old & good "trial&error" method with all patterns. :)

  The "micro patterns" (paterns scaled lower than pixel size) are slow, no 
doubt. As with the "averaged reflections" trick, it depends on the number 
of patterns averaged, but it's not so slow, as it only averages normals. 
However, you need to use much higher quality settings on aa or focal blur 
to get ride of the grain. So finally, it's hard to tell wich method is 
slower... :(
 
> Do you think these special textures work in other enviroments without
> tweaking? 

  Well, I'm lately trying to make things valid for any situation. For 
example, this texture works with surfaces oriented in any direction (the 
bolts and nuts shapes demonstrates this), because the normal averages 
multiple rotations of the same "micro pattern", in the hope to face any 
posible surface. For the rest of the texture, it is simply "T_Chrome_2C", 
so it must work on any scene, I think.

> Btw, when you use the names "bolt-STILL" does this means you're planning
> animations? 

  :) Not really... my relation with animations is view-only. I fear all the 
work and organization involved on good animations (that is: I'm really 
lazy). The name comes from the fact that I'm managing the idea of making it 
more like a tipical "still life"... replacing the fruits with different 
kinds of bolts and nuts...

  Will see, I've too many projects pending... :(
  

-- 
Jaime Vives Piqueres

La Persistencia de la Ignorancia
http://www.ignorancia.org

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