Computer Graphics Systems Development has released RealTexture Bump Texture Tools, a collection of Photoshop plugins for preparing bump textures. Users provide a photographic image as input, and the Bump Texture Tools deduce the location of surface variations from the shading patterns in the image. Providing multiple photographs taken under different lighting conditions allows the Bump Texture Tools to resolve difficult cases in which the subject has a strong color pattern on its surface in addition to bump variation. Samples of bump maps created with this method and a Max .mat file are available for download. RealTexture Bump Texture Tools can be purchased for $495 from CGSD’s website.
Toolset News – Bump Texture Tools from CGSD
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