A7xpwns3's Complete Guide to Texturing (WIP)

[a7xpwns3]

A7xpwns3's Complete Guide to Texturing

A guide for beginners, pros, and everything inbetween

Introduction

Hello, and welcome to one of the simplest and easiest tutorials out there. Remember, simple & easy are NOT ALWAYS antonyms of good and detailed. Whats that you say? You thought I did only icons? Remember - texturing can be both icons AND skins.

Part 1 - The Tools of the Trade

I will be using GIMP2 for this tutorial, but you may use photoshop/painter essentials. Yes, you'll have to change some things though. I greatly encourage the use of Button Manager, which can be found in the tools section. You don't need much to make icons, as you can see.

Part 2 - The Aim

This tutorial is aimed for those ho have gotten a feel of their image editing software. If you aren't completely sure where all the tools are and you can't navigate easily, I would not recommend using this tutorial.

Part 3.1 - Quick and Simple

Let's get started. This part is dedicated to simple, easy texturing.

Simple Fur

Time Estimate - 1 to 3 Mins
Steps - 3

Step 1

Fill in the background with a brown color, then take the burn and dodge tool with 20% opacity and make a pattern as shown.

Step 2

Take a 1-2 pixel brush with the burn and dodge tool at 50% opacity. Dodge random vertical lines all over.

Step 3

Take a slight larger brush with the burn and dodge tool at 75% opacity. Burn randomly all over, especially near the dodged lines.

And there you have it! A quick, simple and easy wood fur texture.

Sorry about not finished this or even starting the first tutorial, but I gotta go. I'll be back soon!

 

[~Void~]

You know, you could have done the whole thing in a Word document and then pasted it into our handy in-post RTF editor (the little a/A thing in the top right corner of the thread box). That's what I do with my tutorials, at least.

 

[a7xpwns3]

Meh. Imma go finish a bit now.

 

[Pyritie]

Might want to add some links to the tools you use.

 

[a7xpwns3]

Updated, finished the fur WOOD! IS WOOD texture.

 

[~Void~]

Wood isn't usually that color. Here's some wood for ya.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Seattle-Capitol-Hill-Conifer-Tree-Trunk-3352.jpg
http://www.atpm.com/8.04/travels/images/Wood.jpg

 

[a7xpwns3]

Well then, people can make it the color they wish

 

[Xezko]

Sorry man, but your tutorial isn't really good. You aren't so good on texturing to make a tutorial, i suggest you to keep practicing. And we have a good texturing tutorial to texturing, Mr.Gobblin's one is really good.
Somebody had to tell it to you.

 

[a7xpwns3]

Have you seen some of my unuploaded works? No? Okay.

 

[Xezko]

That doesn't make to this a good tutorial.
If you had good material unuploaded I will be glad to see it.

 

[a7xpwns3]

Unfortunately, I made them in too high detail :[

They looked like sh*t when scaled down and absurdly blurred :[

 

[HFR]

Honestly, it doesn't looks like fur. Mr. Goblin's tutorial covers this area well and the results are better.

 

[Xezko]

that is what i'm saying. Why make a copy of a tutorial but with worse quality? D:

 

[a7xpwns3]

@Slaydon

Can you read the title of the section to me?

 

[Kwaliti]

Whoa, whoa, hold on a minute.

This doesn't look like wood or fur, or anything but mud for that matter. Before you texture something, you should observe it in real life. For example, fur is mostly orderly, it relatively goes in one direction, but there are some parts that veer off the course. Don't forget that fur is soft and should look soft Also, you should pick your type of fur (soft fur, heavy fur, light fur etc). You should use also more colour variations, and don't forget that some fur layers, like heavy fur. I threw this up in five minutes or so just to see what you're aiming for. It isn't accurate, but it should give you the idea; heavy fur:

Wood on the other hand is solid and has an abrasive surface. It has a more irregular pattern and many cracks, curls, holes and such, so you should get something like this. Again, this isn't accurate since it was basically speed painting. The bark is supposed to be less saturated though:

 

[a7xpwns3]

Most arguments are made invalid by this one simple statement: The title says Quick and Simple, these textures could be made in seconds. The reason why I did only this one so far is because they ARE the easiest and worst looking. I will put much better textures near the bottom.

Could a mod please close this thread until it's finished?

 

[Kwaliti]

That isn't simple, that's basically kid mode. People don't want to learn how to draw horribly. If you're going for quick and simple, you should develop a technique that includes a couple of strokes and a great outcome. Now THAT would be a great tutorial then!

 

[a7xpwns3]

Read the first paragraph completely for the aim.

Ahem, you expect for people who just opened GIMP for the first time to start off like that?

Yep.

Please, just wait until my tutorial is finished.

 

[Slaydon]

@Slaydon

Can you read the title of the section to me?

did i post something here??

 

[a7xpwns3]

HFR* xP

 

[Kwaliti]

Read the first paragraph completely for the aim.

Upon reading it, I noticed that...

Remember, simple & easy are NOT antonyms of good and detailed.

because they ARE the easiest and worst looking

...you contradicted yourself.

 

[a7xpwns3]

HOLY SH*T

Srs bsnss?

 

[Kwaliti]

Fine. I tried to help you.

 

[a7xpwns3]

I need to delete that contradiction

+Cookie for that point out (I was being serious saying Srs bsnss? )

 

[Kwaliti]

Just replace "NOT with "NOT ALWAYS" and you're good to go.

 

[HFR]

A rushed work will never be good. Remember that.

 

[a7xpwns3]

Uhm? It's a noob texture. Again, CLOSE THIS THREAD NOW FOR +5 DOLARRZ.

 

[Slaydon]

Make it 20 and we have a deal

 

[a7xpwns3]

Your not a moderator, so blegh.

I say we spam this thread until they close it.

Wanna?

 

[Slaydon]

I wont take any risk of getting negativ reputation, post some images of frogs and they will probably close it..

 

[Kwah]

FFS, just stop posting.

 

[a7xpwns3]

Reason?

 

[Kwah]

Because then it won't need closed?

 

[a7xpwns3]

Spamming isn't the reason I want it closed...

 

[Pyritie]

graveyard'd