Devrim Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Hi. I've read The Specular Lighting Thread: For Skin Artists by Rudel, but didn't help I think. What I'm trying to do is creating (or "convert"ing may be better word) a specular texture (see the image) of a normal texture. In Rudel's thread, he says about Saturation value via Photoshop. It didn't work. Is there anyone who knows how to do it, its process or could you show me a source? Really thanks a lot! Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 Super SuprimX | Corsair V. 32GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeLKMT Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Are you trying to make a new specular texture for a cockpit that doesn't have one? Because that's not gonna work if the cockpit model doesn't have specular enabled in its material (which is done in 3dsmax) ■ L-39C/ZA Czech cockpit mod ■ My DCS skins ■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devrim Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 No. This is for Mig-29. There's a normal texture and its spec texture. I just want to re-create its spec texture from normal one. Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 Super SuprimX | Corsair V. 32GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Rudel- Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 That thread is pretty old and created during 1.1/1.2 days. But it does help some. I've become better at it and here's what you need to do. Drop the hue to 0. Then go into the channels. Select the green channel and invert it. Afterwards, go into the Levels and adjust the Blue channel as necessary. https://magnitude-3.com/ https://www.facebook.com/magnitude3llc https://www.youtube.com/@magnitude_3 i9 13900K, 128GB RAM, RTX 4090, Win10Pro, 2 x 2TB SSD i9 10980XE, 128GB RAM, RTX 3090Ti, Win10 Pro, 2 x 256GB SSD, 4 x 512GB SSD RAID 0, 6 x 4TB HDD RAID 6, 9361-8i RAID Controller i7 4960X, 64GB RAM, GTX Titan X Black, Win10 Pro, 512GB PCIe SSD, 2 x 256GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devrim Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 Thanks a ton Rudel. I'll try it when go home. Thank you. :) Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 Super SuprimX | Corsair V. 32GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devrim Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 (edited) Well Rudel; Yes, I got it I guess, but there's something that I can't figure it out. If you have time, I'll be very glad if you read here. :) I'll slew the Hue slider to "0", but in Photoshop it's already at "0". The leftmost position is -255. This is a small issue I think. On the other hand; I'm trying to catch same result with an already existed texutre. Let me explain with these: This is normal texture. Please notice there're two devices in different colors! This is original specular texture. And this is what I get. I invert Green Channel and disable Blue Channel and this is the closest result I get. There're two main problem. 1) I get different results from different colors. Yes that's normal but I can't get same specular result from the first texture. How should I do that? Should I do separate process for different colors to catch same specular result? 2) Let's say I've got the same result, this time, the red isn't same red as original texture. I think we'll never know what the original artist has done via Photoshop when creating the original specular texture, right? Thank you. :( Edited September 7, 2016 by Devrim Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 Super SuprimX | Corsair V. 32GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Rudel- Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 The white and light grey colors is what's messing it up. Remember, the whiter it is, the more reflection. That's why it turns red after the inversion. You'll need to find a way to rid of it. I suggest adding a multiply or overlay layer of a dark color such as olive drab. Flatten it, then do the steps above. https://magnitude-3.com/ https://www.facebook.com/magnitude3llc https://www.youtube.com/@magnitude_3 i9 13900K, 128GB RAM, RTX 4090, Win10Pro, 2 x 2TB SSD i9 10980XE, 128GB RAM, RTX 3090Ti, Win10 Pro, 2 x 256GB SSD, 4 x 512GB SSD RAID 0, 6 x 4TB HDD RAID 6, 9361-8i RAID Controller i7 4960X, 64GB RAM, GTX Titan X Black, Win10 Pro, 512GB PCIe SSD, 2 x 256GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devrim Posted September 8, 2016 Author Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) ...adding a multiply or overlay layer of a dark color...Ah. That may be a solution of a part of my problem, I think. Will try. Thanks a lot. I'll try my best. :) Take care. Edited September 8, 2016 by Devrim Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 Super SuprimX | Corsair V. 32GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateZilla Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 Open Texture, Select All, Copy, Make a new PSD, Paste, Image Menu, Adjustments, De-Saturate. Paint Any Surfaces that have different colors to match. Invert Green Channel (Control+I) 1 Windows 10 Pro, Ryzen 2700X @ 4.6Ghz, 32GB DDR4-3200 GSkill (F4-3200C16D-16GTZR x2), ASRock X470 Taichi Ultimate, XFX RX6800XT Merc 310 (RX-68XTALFD9) 3x ASUS VS248HP + Oculus HMD, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + MFDs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devrim Posted September 9, 2016 Author Share Posted September 9, 2016 Yes, I was going to do something like that. Now I'm sure I'm on the right track. Thanks so much SkateZilla. :D Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 Super SuprimX | Corsair V. 32GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devrim Posted August 12, 2017 Author Share Posted August 12, 2017 Hi... Yes, me, again. Now, I just want to equal those textures. I cut a piece of texture as a layer. Desaturated. Inverted green channel. Reduced Blue Channel (in Levels window) to equal red color. But! Can't equal brightness. My result is too bright, and couldn't find a way to reduce it without mess with its color tone. :\ Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 Super SuprimX | Corsair V. 32GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devrim Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 Ok. Well; As a result, struggling with channels, levels or something is not enough to equal the SPEC texture you created and the SPEC texture ED created. I think ED artist apply additional things on the SPEC texture that was created via known process. ED artist applies a dirt & scratch overlay on the SPEC and some other effects... Ok. I give up... Intel i7-14700@5.6GHz | MSI RTX4080 Super SuprimX | Corsair V. 32GB@6400MHz. | Samsung 1TB 990 PRO SSD (Win10Homex64) Samsung G5 32" + Samsung 18" + 2x8"TFT Displays | Saitek X-55 Rhino & Rudder | TM MFD Cougars | Logitech G13, G230, G510, PZ55 & Farming Sim Panel | TIR5 >>MY MODS<< | Discord: Devrim#1068 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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