[polynurb]

another one just for the fun of it...!

..actually I was trying how displacement works for simulating facade cladding of free form shapes.. when I got carried away...

[Maximus3D]

I agree with the other guys, Tim your ear looks stunning now please make a Mr Spock ear one thing i'm curious about.. how did you manage to get it to displace the backside of the ear, that would be overlapping geometry which is only possible with vector displacement as far as i know.

polynurb: Your abstract piece of displaced art is a very creative use of it, good job!

/ Max

[Bubbaloo]

I imagine that the back of the ear is not correct. But still a cool displacement map!

[polynurb]

cheers Max!

..at least it is a little thrill for the eyes.

how did you manage to get it to displace the backside of the ear, that would be overlapping geometry which is only possible with vector displacement as far as i know.

/ Max

..my guess would be that the right curvature of the base surface makes it possible.. i remember Tim's displaced Metal faces.. they puzzeled me a lot, too...

[AndreD]

AndreD, please can you explain your process of how you made your image from the google map?
Tim.

..its just the google map as displacement map and diffuse texture...
the whole displacement-information is wrong, the "jungfern-stieg" is´nt a place anymore, it´s a building now... e.g.

[Tim Ellis]

Ok here's the nurbs surface rotated so you can see the reverse of the ear.



It's deffinitley the curved surface that helps. The heads worked so well, due to the sphere object that was displaced.


^Cheers Andre for the explanation.


Tim.

[KurtS]

displacementmap fresh from my scanner:

[Hervé]

very nice, maybe the borders need some work a little...+?

[Bubbaloo]

And some color variation...

[oz42]

personally I like the edges but the colour makes them look a little dead!

[KurtS]

thanks guys, colors & edges needs some work - I agree. But I'm in outer space now, no more time for trees and plants.

moon test:

[Maximus3D]

Good start Kurt, but i think it needs a bit more work. It feels to blueish, more brown and grey earthy colors and a bit rougher surface, more craters, rocks and stuff. Besides that it's a good one! not many moon mxm's on the MXM Gallery now.

I have a question about displacement, is it calculating the displacement from 0-255 or from 128-255 ? maybe that's difficult to understand.. heh. What i'm wondering is where Maxwell places the midpoint level of the displacement, if it's placed at the bottom of the scale at 0,0,0 (black) or of it's placed at 128,128,128 or somewhere else ? it would be smooth if we could adjust that ourself. It's handy when you work with displacementmaps.

/ Max

[Hervé]

Maximus.. just make sure you work with "sGray" profile if you are using PS...

.. yes 128,128,128 is considered mid point..

[Mihai]

I have a question about displacement, is it calculating the displacement from 0-255 or from 128-255 ? maybe that's difficult to understand.. heh. What i'm wondering is where Maxwell places the midpoint level of the displacement, if it's placed at the bottom of the scale at 0,0,0 (black) or of it's placed at 128,128,128 or somewhere else ? it would be smooth if we could adjust that ourself. It's handy when you work with displacementmaps.

Yes, that's what the offset parameter does It's all in the manual.

[adman]

Herve, where do I find 'sGrey' profile setting in PS? and why is it beneficial to use it?

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