Repetitive Maps?

[TomA]

How do you vary material maps in Max, so that they aren't really repetitive over a large area, ideally without using Unwrap UVW?

[BrianKitts]

How do you vary material maps in Max, so that they aren't really repetitive over a large area, ideally without using Unwrap UVW?

 

Use larger sized maps, and learn how to use the offset filter in photoshop to paint out any tiling in your maps.

[trino]

try these tuts:

 

http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials/740

 

http://blog.paranoidferret.com/index.php/2007/05/06/photoshop-tutorial-create-a-seamless-texture-from-a-photo/

 

http://www.bitbrush.com/tutorial1.html

 

 

Hope it helps.

[TomA]

thanks v much!

 

i've had a quick scan of those tutorials, i'll have a better look later.

 

so it's essentially a photoshop issue then?

[BrianKitts]

so it's essentially a photoshop issue then?

 

not necessarily..... it's an issue of the quality and setup of the maps you use. Photoshop is just a good (but not the only) tool to fix the problem.

 

Blend materials is another option depending on the scenario for masking a tiling material.