Maya help

**OriginalUsername** · 05-17-2013, 06:53 PM

Hey,

I have another question, so I'll just bump this thread again!
I want to apply a AO map to my textures (Or just use a AO map, I'm not sure how it works) and I know one of you gave me a link to a tutorial, but I lost it. Could that person resend it or if anyone knows a good tut, please link it

Thanks

**Traggey** · 05-17-2013, 07:11 PM

If you don't have a high poly of your object to bake an AO from you can download and try out KNALD whilst it's still in beta, bakes great LP AO maps.

**OriginalUsername** · 05-17-2013, 08:22 PM

(05-17-2013, 07:11 PM)Traggey Wrote: If you don't have a high poly of your object to bake an AO from you can download and try out KNALD whilst it's still in beta, bakes great LP AO maps.

I'm just trying to let wood look like wood a bit more. I thought AO did that, right?
And thanks, I'll try that

**Traggey** · 05-17-2013, 08:59 PM

(05-17-2013, 08:22 PM)Smoke Wrote:
(05-17-2013, 07:11 PM)Traggey Wrote: If you don't have a high poly of your object to bake an AO from you can download and try out KNALD whilst it's still in beta, bakes great LP AO maps.

I'm just trying to let wood look like wood a bit more. I thought AO did that, right?
And thanks, I'll try that

No, AO = Ambient Occlusion, is a black and white texture rendered out which contains shadows, you usually overlay this ontop of your diffuse texture to give it more depth.

**OriginalUsername** · 05-17-2013, 09:15 PM

Oh okay, I'm just getting the maps mixed up I guess :S

**OriginalUsername** · 05-18-2013, 03:05 PM

Okay, is there a way to make wood look a little more like wood?

**Traggey** · 05-18-2013, 06:24 PM

Use wood to overlay ontop of your wood.

It'll make it look like wood.

http://www.cgtextures.com/textures.php?t=browse&q=427

**OriginalUsername** · 05-18-2013, 06:28 PM

(05-18-2013, 06:24 PM)Traggey Wrote: Use wood to overlay ontop of your wood.

It'll make it look like wood.

http://www.cgtextures.com/textures.php?t=browse&q=427

Using the AO map? Also, could you or someone else link me to a tutorial on how to create this? If it exists..

Thanks!

**Traggey** · 05-18-2013, 06:43 PM

Wfhagh.... What? Using your AO..? I uh.. Go watch my texturing tutorial.

http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-21311.html

**OriginalUsername** · 05-18-2013, 06:46 PM

(05-18-2013, 06:43 PM)Traggey Wrote: Wfhagh.... What? Using your AO..? I uh.. Go watch my texturing tutorial.

http://www.frictionalgames.com/forum/thread-21311.html

I really don't know what the AO actually is, except for details (Some tutorial said that) Sorry for that. I really don't know what I'm talking about. You said overlap, so my mind said: "He means putting a thing on top of your texture!" I'm not sure why..