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Whats the difference between bump maps and displacement maps?
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A specular map is a map that specifys how shiny an object is in any given part so you can create more realism because no object is perfectly smooth and are very rarely the same specularity all over.
An example of this might be a human face, if you take a look in the mirror you can notice that maybe the end of the nose is more specular, the eye lids where it meets the eyeball certainly and the ears are a little more waxy and specular compared to the cheeks.
Hope this helps a little.
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i didnt know that about bump and displacemrnt maps
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