New 3D jersey and pants tutorial provided by Jorin from OOTP

[low]

Originally Posted by reds1

I'm having problems with Materialize. I have it set to .png and maya, it's not located in my programs folder but yet it will not open the height_map.png file for me to convert. Or at least I cannot see anything being opened. And the options to create or save on the normal map menu are greyed out.

Not sure what I'm doing wrong. Could it still be a Windows permission issue?

I can't help with your problem, per se, but do you use Photoshop for editing? If so, you can skip Materialize and make the normal maps right in Photoshop.

[reds1]

Originally Posted by low

I can't help with your problem, per se, but do you use Photoshop for editing? If so, you can skip Materialize and make the normal maps right in Photoshop.

Yes, I have an old copy of Photoshop C2. Not sure how to make them in PS, though. Do you need some plugins?

[low]

Originally Posted by reds1

Yes, I have an old copy of Photoshop C2. Not sure how to make them in PS, though. Do you need some plugins?

My version is from 2019. I use no plugins.

Filter -> 3D -> Generate Normal Map

Not sure if you have that option. If so, it might take some editing of the file layers for it to work properly, but once you figure it out it makes it quicker and easier to make normal maps.

[reds1]

Originally Posted by low

My version is from 2019. I use no plugins.

Filter -> 3D -> Generate Normal Map

Not sure if you have that option. If so, it might take some editing of the file layers for it to work properly, but once you figure it out it makes it quicker and easier to make normal maps.

Yeah, my old PS version does not have the 3D filter option an I'm loath to pay monthly for an up-to-date version. I may have to try another program if I can.

[reds1]

OK, so I tried the online Normal Map option and it generates a normal map for me. It initially didn't show up in the game, but when I removed the '_d' suffix, it appears to show up now. Although the piping and buttons appear cartoonish to me. And I realize the the word 'Giant' is in fact giant. I still have some tweaking to do obviously.

[eriqjaffe]

Originally Posted by reds1

OK, so I tried the online Normal Map option and it generates a normal map for me. It initially didn't show up in the game, but when I removed the '_d' suffix, it appears to show up now. Although the piping and buttons appear cartoonish to me. And I realize the the word 'Giant' is in fact giant. I still have some tweaking to do obviously.

You probably want that wordmark to be in a lighter color - remember, lighter colors will appear to be "above" the jersey, and darker colors will appear to be "below" the jersey. The lighter the color, the "higher" it will appear, so something in full white will appear to be "taller" than something in a light gray.

So for anything stitched onto the jersey you'll want those to be light - and that covers 99% of the jersey elements. For things like the actual jersey stitching you'll want it to be darker. The exception is for things that are screen-printed or just part of the fabric itself (think those 70's Astros jerseys where the rainbow stripes were just dyed fabric) you don't want those to appear on the normal map at all.

[percolaten]

Any tips for getting rid of the seams around the sleeves? I can't seem to figure it out on my Mac. It doesn't appear on the jersey when I create it, but it appears in the game.

[txranger]

Originally Posted by percolaten

Any tips for getting rid of the seams around the sleeves? I can't seem to figure it out on my Mac. It doesn't appear on the jersey when I create it, but it appears in the game.

Post the jersey diffuse and normal map files here for us to look at...

[percolaten]

Here ya go

[percolaten]

Originally Posted by txranger

Post the jersey diffuse and normal map files here for us to look at...

Hope that helps.

[percolaten]

I've been leaving this unmarked, too.

[eriqjaffe]

You'll need to erase them from the normal map as well.

[percolaten]

Yep, I figured it out eventually.

[ashantewarrier]

Originally Posted by low

My version is from 2019. I use no plugins.

Filter -> 3D -> Generate Normal Map

Not sure if you have that option. If so, it might take some editing of the file layers for it to work properly, but once you figure it out it makes it quicker and easier to make normal maps.

Thanks for this!