small test

test 2

That looks very good

test 3

Did you make the map with photoshop? I thought you had to model what you wanted and then use a plugin to get a map. Then apply the map to a more basic model.

1 - you can paint a grayscale image in photoshop and use The NVIDIA Normal Map filter to make a Normal Map

NVIDIA Plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop ( IS FREE )
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/photosh...ds_plugins.html

2 - or paint a grayscale texture in 3d painter and use The NVIDIA Normal Map filter to make a Normal Map
http://3dpainter.com/


3 - or use crazybump
http://www.crazybump.com/


4 - or zbrush - i use it
http://www.pixologic.com/home.php

5- or ( you had to model what you wanted and then use a plugin to get a map. Then apply the map to a more basic model )
http://www.hash.com/forums/index.php?showt...mp;#entry243634

I tried the photoshop one but it didn't work, it's not compatible with macs

only need copy this files

NormalMapFilter.8bf
in your Photoshop folder -> Photoshop\Plug-Ins\Filters

dds.8bi
in your Photoshop folder -> Photoshop\Plug-Ins\File Formats

Maybe it works now

How would I access that in photoshop? I tried the filter menu but I didn't see it.

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some help
http://www.silo3d.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8532

NVIDIA Plug-ins (normal map)- easy to use

It must not work for macs because I put the files in the right folders and it doesn't show up in the filter menu.

i See the Trouble ( not compatible files with extension .8bf and .8bi )

you can use ( Normal Map Generator ) is a normal map generation utility for MacOS X with GPU real-time preview.
by Marabese Nilo

http://homepage.mac.com/nilomarabese/Menu13.html

awesome it works! Thanks so much!

you can make million fake polygons using normal mapping

is only a optical light illusion

( gif animation images )

powerful example

( making of varga )

http://www.paultosca.com/makingofvarga.html

I start to work on nice example for ANIMATION MASTER

That is a really nice example cronos. Can you post a shaded/wireframe view of your model - or a render without the normal map so we can see the difference between the two?
Actually, what would be very interesting is:
1) a shaded/wireframe view.
2) a render without the normal map.
3) a render with the normal map. (you already have that)
4) a render with an equivalent bump map instead of the normal map.

If I am not wrong this is a polygon-model not a patch model till now.
He want to make something equal with A:M to show the power of normalmaps.
(Actually there is nothing that holds you back to make something similar but time and talent

The model looks very nice so.
*Fuchur*

The examples (.gifs) that you posted are from the high-polygon model--that model was used to generate the normal maps that were applied to the low-res mesh. Below is the normal mapped version of the low-poly model--notice that it still looks great, but look along the silhouette and you will see it is not displaced:

I thought displacement was geometry independant.

It loo0ks like her arrows in her 'quiver' are individually wrapped in celophane. And whats with the arrow pointing at her private area?

Displacementmaps are geometry independ... Normalmaps are NOT.
Normalmaps are just like better lightened bump-maps... they dont create real geometry.
Displacementmaps create real geometry...

Dont know if other programms handle that in another way, but as far as A:M does it:
Level 1: Bump-Maps -> Fastest Renderingtimes, no geometry-deformation/creation.
Level 2: Normal-Maps -> Fast Renderingtimes, no geometry-deformation/creation but better lightening
Level 3: Displacement-Maps -> Longer Renderingtimes, geometry-creation, looks very well in most situations and is viewangle-independ...
( Level 4: Height-Maps / Terrain-Maps -> Creation of new geometry by a map. Terrain-Wizard in A:M. Due to real geometry it is the best looking stuff, but will result eventuelly in longer renderingtimes. )

It is just a matter of what you need: Smaller details in the background can be created by bumpmaps. Normalmaps however are today often used for the same because they look a little bit better (in most circumstances) while they dont take much longer to render. Displacementmaps are used for details in the foreground and they will create nice renderings, but take long to render...

Heightmaps / Terrain-Maps are changing geometry. Micorpoly-Modelling can (if you are not too pedantic) be seen as a technique of Terrainmaps + X.

*Fuchur*