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Alpha samples - 3D scan experiments

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#1

I’ve been working on a project to scan surfaces and make them into alphas for zbrush. I’d love to get some feedback, so feel free to try them, and let me know if you like them.

Its a pretty eclectic mix of surfaces. Most examples are tiling, some also include the diffuse color of the surface. I’m mainly interested in ways to incorporate these into your existing workflows, what types of surfaces zbrush users would like to use, and if there are any technical requests that would make it easier to use them.

Brief notes about the method:

The scanning method used is based off of “photometric stereo”, and gives a per pixel normal map of the object surface along with the flat color (diffuse) image map. The normal map is integrated into a heightfield and saved as the format of choice. The scan resolution is as large as the input photos. I mainly stick to bas relief style surfaces, since they’re easy to manage as textures and depthmaps. Tiling is done using texture synthesis to make them seamless, sometimes it works, sometimes the tiling is a glorious failure. :slight_smile:

Let me know what your thoughts are!

-Paul ([email protected])

Samples download page
Large image link [flickr]

sm_demozbrush.jpg

#2

Hey thanks!
These are just amazing!

#3

this looks amazing !

#4

What a wonderful gift!

Thanks for this!, Downloading, and today I will test the brushes.

Waiting more =)

Cheers

Victor Marin

#5

This is so cool. Thanks for the generous contribution :slight_smile:

#6

They are looking awesome man! :slight_smile: Will certinately try them out! Thanks!

#7

thanks man!!! i was looking for this kind of textures … i´ll try them later and give you feedback, but they are looking very good already :+1:

#8

Thanks everyone for trying them out!

If you think of any specific surfaces you’d like to try, shout it out and I’ll see if I can scan a sample or two.

-Paul

#9

looks great but links don’t work for me… :frowning:

#10

Hey Abe,

I checked the links on my end, no troubles here …

I sent you a private message with direct links to the files. If you’re still having troubles, message me back and I’ll set up an alternative link for you. :slight_smile:

-Paul

#11

Just wanted to let you know that the clothing seam alpha works like a charm! :slight_smile:
It has already found its place in my ZB as a brush.

I know I will make GOOD use of it in the future.

It would be amazing if you could scan a few other clothing seams as well.

I am thinking jeans, jacket, shirt etc. These things are hard to come by.

Think this would be tremendously appreciated here at the forum! :slight_smile:

Thanks once again for your awesome alphas!

//Jonas

#12

Jonas, its great to hear they’re useful. That’s exactly what I was hoping for. I’ll be scanning more textiles later this week. I’ll make sure to pop some samples up.

Another good way to check is twitter, since me spamming the forums every time I upload something probably isnt the best idea. :slight_smile:

Surface Mimic on Twitter

Thanks!

-Paul

#13

thankyou very much, these look spectacular

#14

Very cool, thanks a lot…

#15

Awesome! Will try them as soon as I can :slight_smile: If you can do some more, like the different skin pore in the face, etc would be super cool too :slight_smile: And like Energise said, more cloths seams would be super too!

#16

I’ve added four more samples for those requesting textile seams. Enjoy!

Textile Samples Page

-Paul

sm_seamsamples.jpg

#17

thanks

#18

Very generous, thanks for sharing!

#19

Thanks a lot for sharing!:+1:

Cheers!

#20

You are doing great work :+1: keep it up!
Nice resolution, Clean, Useful!