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# 1 30-04-2012 , 10:27 PM
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normal map vs. Ddisplacement map

So i keep having problems with my UV mapping using a displacement map for the skin texture, and i was wondering that since its such a subtle detail would it be better to just use a normal map to do the texture instead?

# 2 30-04-2012 , 11:07 PM
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What are you doing as a final output? Animation? Still?

# 3 30-04-2012 , 11:08 PM
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animation ideally

# 4 30-04-2012 , 11:38 PM
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If it's subtle, go for the normal map. It'll be faster to render too.


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# 5 30-04-2012 , 11:46 PM
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yea like i said its just skin texture so i don't see the need for something as extreme as a displacement map. plus i'll be using the subdiv approximation

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now here's the next question does it go in the bump map space or the displacement map?

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Connect the normal map to the bump & change the bump map type to tangent space.

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now here's the next question does it go in the bump map space or the displacement map?

Bump map. In the bump node, make sure it's set to "Tangent space normals"


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# 9 02-05-2012 , 03:21 PM
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thx guys i was wondering about that as well


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