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Post by jtravers88 on Jul 3, 2016 8:48:13 GMT -5
The website you use to create the bump map shows a bump map of an upload, but downloads a black image only. Tutorial no longer of value.
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Post by menaceman44 on Jul 3, 2016 15:39:52 GMT -5
jtravers88 It was working last week. Have you tried more than once with different images to make sure it isn't just the one file it doesn't like?
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Post by AdonisPluto on Jul 3, 2016 16:08:59 GMT -5
The website you use to create the bump map shows a bump map of an upload, but downloads a black image only. Tutorial no longer of value. I just tried that link now and it works perfectly okay. Could upload and download what ever image I used and it came out just fine |
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Post by Feyona on Jul 4, 2016 16:33:20 GMT -5
I am just wondering if bump map can be added to accessories. I would try to add but don't understand what size of texture should be used for accessories since they are placed on a tiny piece of map.
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Post by serenity on Jul 31, 2016 12:52:18 GMT -5
does anyone know how to fix this ? ![]()   |
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Post by SelaronoSims on Feb 7, 2017 3:15:40 GMT -5
Been using gimp awhile and the gimp tutorial just REALLY confused me....like, a lot. Is there anyone who can help me further???? Like, hold my hand a bit and break it down crayola style?? I have shirt that is giving me fits and I just want to add a little bit of depth and maybe a crease or 2....help
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Post by SelaronoSims on Feb 7, 2017 4:06:28 GMT -5
When I do it, It just looks like hte image I already had...I have no "Bump map". I know Im doing something wrong
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Post by Swift on Feb 10, 2017 2:32:34 GMT -5
The website you use to create the bump map shows a bump map of an upload, but downloads a black image only. Tutorial no longer of value. This happened to me when I used the drag and drop feature. It worked fine by clicking and opening the png file instead. |
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Post by vlana on Feb 18, 2017 4:02:46 GMT -5
First, thanks a lot for this tutorial. I use Gimp and this tutorial helped me to create my very first bump map, but I would like to add some little things. I'm using Gimp 2.8 and I didn't have the normalmap menu. For those like me, know that it's a plug-in you can download from the Gimp plug-in registry : bump map plug-in. It's only some files you have to copy, not a big deal. It works perfectly well and if you follow the tutorial given on this forum, you will have a perfect bump map for your object. Also, I would like to add something else. Now that with the latest version of Sim4Studio you can export the different files of a recolor (specular, diffuse, normal, etc) very easily, do it before replacing them. I had the surprised to discover while creating a new swimsuit, that the bump map had not the same size of the diffuse texture. While the diffuse texture is 1024x2048, the bump map is 1024x1024. This causes a very strange preview in game 'til I figured out what was the problem. So my advice when you do recolors, extract and check the texture files before doing your own. Anyway, thanks again for the tutorial. It was a great help for me. |
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Post by misfit203 on May 4, 2017 6:21:00 GMT -5
First, thanks a lot for this tutorial. I use Gimp and this tutorial helped me to create my very first bump map, but I would like to add some little things. I'm using Gimp 2.8 and I didn't have the normalmap menu. For those like me, know that it's a plug-in you can download from the Gimp plug-in registry : bump map plug-in. It's only some files you have to copy, not a big deal. It works perfectly well and if you follow the tutorial given on this forum, you will have a perfect bump map for your object. Also, I would like to add something else. Now that with the latest version of Sim4Studio you can export the different files of a recolor (specular, diffuse, normal, etc) very easily, do it before replacing them. I had the surprised to discover while creating a new swimsuit, that the bump map had not the same size of the diffuse texture. While the diffuse texture is 1024x2048, the bump map is 1024x1024. This causes a very strange preview in game 'til I figured out what was the problem. So my advice when you do recolors, extract and check the texture files before doing your own. Anyway, thanks again for the tutorial. It was a great help for me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have gimp 2.8 and i tried to download the bump map plugin and it wont load for me. there was a comment from someone using windows 8 saying that directory structure needed for installation didnt exist for him which is the same in my case, i'm on windows 10. the followup comment in response to him was put in in C:\Program Files\GIMP 2\bin that it would work there but it doesnt work there for me. you happen to know where those files go? thanks in advance. |
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Post by galdo on May 10, 2017 3:16:43 GMT -5
I'm using gimp-2.8 to create "normal" files. Since I did not understand how to make a "normal" file from 1024x1024 (the problem is the correct positioning of the image on the file "diffused" at 1024x2048), I'm following the tutorial procedure for gimp-2.8. So I take the "diffused" file (.dds 1024x2048), import in gimp, erase Alfa channel, select Filter> Map> Normalmap, select Layer> Transparency> add Alpha Channel, etc. (all like tutorials). What happens? With the "normal" file from 1024x2048 in some cases everything ok, in others the "bump" is badly positioned. Thank you for the commitment of all. Thank you Sim4Studio! edit 05152017 After several attempts, I realized I had to use the 1024x1024 resolution, and I found this solution: 1 I grab a 1024x1024 EA "normal" file that comes close to what I want to accomplish 2 I place my "normal" 1024x2048 file inside the EA file 3 I look for the best placement 4 verifies in CAS 5 repeat 3 and 4 until I get a satisfactory result edit 05172017 You can see the result at link |
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Post by kymscreations on Sept 18, 2017 17:52:56 GMT -5
Came across this. Thank you, you saved me many hours of work.
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Post by adamular on Jun 24, 2018 14:50:23 GMT -5
Can a kind soul please update the images for this tutorial?
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Post by midnightx on Nov 20, 2018 15:15:38 GMT -5
I think your guide missed a step. After i copied the red layer to alpha and the green layer to red+blue i get this:  and it does not look greyish at all.  |
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Post by simadream on Jan 3, 2019 14:37:07 GMT -5
thank you so much for this <3
One question, should I make the final normal map semi-transparent as the ones in the game? Or should I just use it with full opacity.
Thanks <3
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