Shay wrote:
>> As it ... I expend some time "proceduralizing" them.
> 
> Here's the best part, and you just glossed over it. Share more about how 
> you "proceduraliz[ed]" the photos.

   Sorry, I was to explain it on the first post, but when I was 
finishing the first paragraph I had to leave the house... damn 
customers! Anyhow, here is the pending explanation:

   In the case of the rusted metal, I made two textures from it, one 
with a bit of specular and other with reflection, using the same image 
also for the bump_map pattern.

   Then I used a grayscale version of the image (using a function and 
".gray") to act as pattern for a texture_map, which blends together both 
finishes (that's a sort of "finish_map"). The pattern uses a scaled 
turbulence (<.01,.01,1>) to hide a bit the planar mapping on the base 
textures. I made two versions of this texture_map: for the most polished 
parts I used a smooth map, while for the rusty parts the map changes 
more abruptly and exposes only a little the reflecting texture.

   And for the wood I simply used "filter all .9" on the image_map, 
placing another layer bellow with a standard wood texture. This allows 
to change the overall tone of the wood, maintaining the look of the 
photographic texture. I later applied this also to the metal texture, so 
I can change the coloring of the metal too (copper, bronze, iron, 
etc...). I'm thinking now it would be nice to do a "Proceduralize()" 
macro...

> photo reel.

   Thanks, that's what I was trying to test: how easy it is to achieve 
photorealism by using photographic textures.

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Jaime

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