johnfields opened this issue on Jan 18, 2008 · 12 posts
johnfields posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 3:01 PM
I just found this -I tried it it is freakin' amazing - must have for creating custom textures!
http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/viewer/index.htm
pixelwks posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 3:31 PM
I've used this at work a few times.
It's tricky to get what you want, but yes it's powerful.
ockham posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 4:01 PM
I've been using the full version for quite some time. It's truly excellent
for the fine level of surfaces (wood grain, leather pores, etc) ... but not
as powerful as I'd like for the coarser level: board patterns, wallpaper
patterns, tiling, etc.
Jumpstartme2 posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 5:03 PM
I have Genetica 2 Pro, and its an excellent program for making all kinds of textures. I know the one for making wood grain textures used to be free, but Im not sure if it is anymore.?
~Jani
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ockham posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 5:31 PM
In case I sounded too negative, I should add that I use Genetica daily!
The best quality is that it gives you separate and accurate bump maps
along with the colors. There's really no other way to get those from a
pure color pattern; you can manipulate grayscale and edges in Photoshop,
but that requires lots of labor and isn't nearly as good as the Genetica output.
jeffg3 posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 8:05 PM
You should really check out Filter Forge. http://www.filterforge.com/
It does color, bump and displacement/normal maps.
And the cool thing is - people upload their own filters, so you're getting new filters and effects daily.
And it's $100 cheaper.
The gallery of effects is pretty cool http://www.filterforge.com/filters/
fivecat posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 8:52 PM
Attached Link: MapZone
Another freebie tiling texture tool at attached link.
R_Hatch posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 11:06 PM
There's also TextureMaker.
Conniekat8 posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 11:32 PM
I have both, Genetica and Filter Forge - lucky for me because I can't decide which one I like better. They are both awesome programs!!!!!
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infinity10 posted Fri, 18 January 2008 at 11:48 PM
For creating hair textures -
http://natukin.hp.infoseek.co.jp/kami.html
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Jumpstartme2 posted Sat, 19 January 2008 at 1:43 AM
Nice on infinity10 ;)
Wish it were in english tho..but with playing around in it for awhile, it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.
~Jani
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spedler posted Sat, 19 January 2008 at 4:26 AM
Attached Link: http://www.darksim.com/index.html
You could also look at DarkTree, which can export both procedural textures for use in several 3D apps, or bitmaps.Steve