gravel

anon125 · November 11, 2011, 3:56pm

i am looking for suggestions of making gravel.
on the plane in the attached
thanks
PS yes i have still to learn lighting!

Attachments

gravel.blend (774 KB)

anon125 · November 11, 2011, 5:25pm

maybe little balls and the particle thingy?
several different colours?

jyeomans · November 11, 2011, 8:00pm

i would start with a large grave texture form CGtextures.com or some place like that. then i would try a grave bump map. just to see. if i like it. then i would use the particle system to drop in some loose stones and things.
check out
http://www.blenderguru.com/videos/create-a-motivational-poster
might all so look in to grease pencil scatter. that alows you to draw in where you want things/pebbles to be place or scattered.

RickyBlender · November 12, 2011, 8:55am

there was another tut somewhere on how to make gravel with bump maps
but dont’ remember where it was ?

anyone remember thsi one?

thanks

anon125 · November 12, 2011, 9:22am

thanks
got the pics
tute is too long to watch!
how do i " try a grave bump map."
and the “particle system to drop in some loose stones and things.”

appreciate your help

RickyBlender · November 12, 2011, 11:29am

to bake a normal floating map see this video 4 minutes only

happy 2.6

anon125 · November 13, 2011, 8:11am

thanks
now i have to find out what a normal map is and that GSL lamp

RickyBlender · November 13, 2011, 8:14am

try at cgtexture
but ahve to free register now

or you can make your own in blender and bake it like in littel video

happy 2.6

anon125 · November 13, 2011, 9:14am

maybe i should just go with an image
thanks

eppo · November 16, 2011, 11:46am

5 slightly edited cubes, plane and particle system gives this

Was going to share .blend, but run into tex packing problems - path not found.
Tutorial this is put clear - Andrew Price. .blend, if needed - PM me - i’ll post without textures.

RickyBlender · November 16, 2011, 11:48am

change the color of the steel it’s too greyish !

the rest of it like stones is a little flat need more 3D effect
did you use a normal map for this ?

happy 2.6

anon125 · November 16, 2011, 11:54am

great but how the heck do i do this!!!
thanks

RickyBlender · November 16, 2011, 12:08pm

here is sample file for gravel with normal map

Gravel.blend (170 KB)

for the steel you can get some mat steel from repository

http://matrep.parastudios.de/index.php?action=view&material=58-bloodshot-eye

happy 2.6

eppo · November 16, 2011, 12:28pm

Well, i was testing how to apply n UVed textures in cycles… Not meant to be an artwork… Actually if i think again - short one on Ann Karenin
Nope - no NM, just cubes in particle system. And if it’s flat (what i see too), just a camera effect i guess.

Blend http://www.pasteall.org/blend/9775

anon125 · November 16, 2011, 1:03pm

thanks …
but there is in the gravel blend file is a big white plane.

RickyBlender · November 16, 2011, 1:31pm

another way would be to make your own 12 stones and bake it in blender
then re apply this as a normal map!

or use the real model if there are not too many that would give the best

happy 2.6

eppo · November 16, 2011, 1:48pm

hmm… just downloaded file to check it - all’s OK. I’m using v. 260.4 from graphicall.org, linux 32 bit, Fish’s made. That white plane could be just light emitter - there are two. See what you have in Outliner. And it’s all Cycles.

Edit… Oops, Gravel.blend. Yep there’s no image packed in. It’s white indeed.

And i goofed with light and nodes for steel shine of course…