Gnomon: Texture Painting Weathered Surfaces
Photorealistic Texturing in Photoshop

Texture Painting: Weathered Surfaces
Photorealistic Texturing with Paul Campion

Instructor:
Paul Campion

Formats: (Mac or PC only)
DVD-ROM (2-Disc Set)
System Requirements

Objects created using 3D computer graphics have a tendency to appear too perfect and therefore slightly unrealistic. To create more natural textures, it is necessary to be able to observe and understand how real world objects become worn and dirty with age. This DVD focuses on how the understanding and use of aging, and “wear and tear” on an object can help add realism to your textures. Paul demonstrates how different surface materials can be simulated using simple color, bump, specular, reflection and transparency maps. These principles are illustrated by the texturing of a rustic lantern and weathered house using Adobe Photoshop®.

Over 7 hours of lecture.

Product Code: PCA02

Shooting Photographic Reference
Photographing Buildings
Building Observation Skills
Understanding Different Material Surfaces
Simulating Aging, Wear & Tear
Realistic Detail Using Masks
Architectural Details & Scale
Painting Interiors
Realistic Transparency & Reflection Maps

Chapters: Disc One

01. Photographing the Reference
02. Correct Texture Map Size
03. Quick Textures
04. Painting the Color Map Part 1
05. Painting the Color Map Part 2
06. Adding Transparency
07. Creating Realistic Bump Maps
08. Specular and Reflection Maps
09. Studying the Map Layers
10. Summary

Chapters: Disc Two

01. Photographing Buildings
02. Painting the Color Map Part 1
03. Painting the Color Map Part 2
04. Painting Transparency Maps
05. Adding Window Detail
06. Summary

Instructor BIO:

Paul Campion began his career as a traditionally trained technical illustrator. He worked for 10 years as a freelance airbrush artist, painting horror and fantasy illustrations for books and computer game covers. He completed a Masters Degree in Computer Animation at Bournemouth University, England, where he specialized in photorealistic texturing. He then moved to New Zealand to work on the Oscar winning effects for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, eventually becoming a Lead Texture Painter for The Return of the King. While working at Weta Digital, he painted textures for creatures such as The Balrog, Mumakil, Fellbeast and Shelob. Recently he has helped to create the Hell sequences for Constantine and the all digital environments for Robert Rodriguez's film version of Frank Miller's Sin City graphic novels.