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3D Game Textures using PS (book)

Smilin' Jack

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Hello Everyone,
I'm a recent subscriber to this forum and want to try my hand at 3D FSX Scenery Design. Looking for a good reference book on creating 3D textures to help flatten the learning curve a bit. ;)

Saw this at a local bookstore yesterday, and see that it's on it's third edition and has gotten some fairly decent reviews on amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Game-Textures..._B001ILIBAQ_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342719618&sr=1-1

Anyone familiar with it? Have an opinion? Other suggestions?
Thanks, in advance, for any info. This is a terrific forum BTW, much much more than I expected to find, as a newbie to FSX 3D graphics design.
 
I dont' know the book, but to have a good reference for the creation of textures is very important, because you will have to arrange some texure, I have now a proyect which is stoped because I don't know how to make the texture, I should paint them, (it's a ship) , but problably the book will be a little more complicated than needed for Fsx. but always will be interesting.
 
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Tejal Bernardo said:
... to have a good reference for the creation of textures is very important, because you will have to arrange some texure, I have now a proyect which is stoped because I don't know how to make the texture, I should paint them, (it's a ship) , but problably the book will be a little more complicated than needed for Fsx. but always will be interesting.
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Thank you for your response. Yes, that is my thinking also. Plus, it has been my observation that well rendered realistic (or, at least 'believable') texture seems to be the 'x' factor which sets apart most of the great objects and scenes from the ordinary ones. I think it is well worth extra time and effort to master those skills.
 
Smilin' Jack said:
Saw this at a local bookstore yesterday, and see that it's on it's third edition and has gotten some fairly decent reviews on amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Game-Textures..._B001ILIBAQ_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342719618&sr=1-1

Anyone familiar with it? Have an opinion? Other suggestions?
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I've decided to go ahead and purchase it. Guess I'll be breaking new ground; since no one seems familiar with it? Maybe I'll eventually post a review here, if anyone is interested?
 
From what can be read in Amazon's Look Inside feature, I don't think you'll have wasted your money. :)
 
hairyspin said:
From what can be read in Amazon's Look Inside feature, I don't think you'll have wasted your money. :)
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Thank you Tom. I sort of got that feeling also, while paging through an actual copy at the store. Most the passages I read seemed to ring with a certain authority from practical experience, not just extrapolating from a user's manual, like a lot of 'how to' books. That's usually a good sign. I'll let you know if both our intuitions are correct, in a bit.
 
Yes, it's defiantly a great resource.
Although not everything is applicable to FSX (using different material types in max) it's very handy and I've learnt a lot of things. Esp. how to use different PS filters to give you interesting effects.
 
nz255 said:
Yes, it's defiantly a great resource.
Although not everything is applicable to FSX (using different material types in max) it's very handy and I've learnt a lot of things. Esp. how to use different PS filters to give you interesting effects.
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Thank you! That's especially good news today, since I was just getting ready to order a copy.:D
 
It is a good resource and worth it.
Additionally I believe investing time in improving your texturing skills really makes a difference in scenery development.
 
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