Matt's Texture Dev Topic

[lizzy_]

I think it would also be nice to have vines retextured for Gondor, so if you could come up with a few designs that would look awesome c:

 

[scoobydeezy]

Thanks for the suggestions @ardelenia and @DSESGH. Updated gallery (I won't be keeping old textures in the gallery).

Matt, those apples are sexy. I want to eat them.

Thanks for sharing your process, your stuff just keeps getting better and better!

 

[meggawatts]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...dnREMTYtWmhURHc&single=true&gid=0&output=html

Cough, anything in the red, cough.

 

[lizzy_]

You can also use: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0AuzitTGMMdCWdDM0VGxSS1RYQkQ5dnREMTYtWmhURHc&gid=2 Which has them all updated including blocks. Anyone can feel free to use this and try making their own textures. c:

 

[Glov]

Could knock out the book/writeable/enchanted in 1 texture and then color variants. Something like the Red book of Westmarch would look great and seem appropriate.

P.s. like lizzy said above, i think a vine re texture would be welcome. We're using them in Minas tirith at the moment, but the current texture is horrid in my opinion.

 

[DSESGH]

A few ideas:

• I have no idea if this is possible, but it would be cool to have the buckets retextured as a cup of tea, a glass of water, or something like that
• Possibly making the clock look like a pocket watch
• A cookie could be a cookie (not really sure what it's supposed to be now)
• I think the spawn eggs need to be retextured to something that fits more in Middle Earth, but I'm not sure what they could be

These aren't really high demand, but I think it would be cool to have them.

 

[Fornad]

@DSESGH The cookie is supposed to be lembas bread, though I agree that the texture could be improved.

 

[MattTheLegoman]

No spawn eggs as those suggestions because of their function.

 

[MattTheLegoman]

Bone
Perhaps a skull instead of bones? And bone-meal could be a fibula (makes no sense medically)?

Vine
I don't like this one - too generic and it's yucky too - can I do a grapevine instead?

Idea: Vine to grapevine, I'll make the leaves x32 so they are recognisable, but should I put grapes on it? Also - vines use the biome colours correct?

 

[MattTheLegoman]

Gondor Vine
I've got a screenshot so you get a better idea of the colouring. I am pretty sure biomes place a hue overlay, so I won't be able to get nice purple grapes - I can remove them. Both the colourful and desaturated texture are in my updated gallery.

 

[MattTheLegoman]

Small note. I cannot bring myself to draw meat. I will not be drawing the meat items.

 

[meggawatts]

Submit that skull, I like it. Oh, and those apples.

 

[MattTheLegoman]

I will do that immediately. =D

 

[meggawatts]

Cool, you should take a crack at the dyes next

 

[DSESGH]

The vines are awesome! I agree that you should take out the grapes because of the overlay, but also because of how we use them. Vines are usually used to give a slightly more "ruined" feel.

Since they look like grape vines (even without the grapes), we could have better-looking grape "farms"

 

[Fireinferno13]

Ye, I like the ideas of the dyes. I know you tried it with the goblets before, maybe try more of a phial/pouch design this time? Doesnt have to be anything over the top I dont think.

 

[Glov]

E.g? http://goo.gl/tuha9k
Maybe a powdered dye in a bag? Sort of like chalk bags used for climbing or some such.

 

[Will_Slams]

Ent-draught bone meal! Ent-draught bone meal!

Also, how do you "grunge up" the textures in GIMP? Is it manually, or is there a tool that's good for that? Like you said to me on Github, and like I have noticed, my textures could use more "grunge."

 

[MattTheLegoman]

I use a desaturated high-contrast, texture overlay. You can photograph textures, or use a generate noise filter to make your own. You can find textures on the internet, some are called grunge-maps. Google them or find some examples on CG Textures. Because of the resource-pack's license it would be better to create your own.

You can download my texture overlays on my Dropbox. (I only have three.)

Minas Morgul brick proof of concept:
Please tell me if you think this will work. =D Currently there are 8 frames in the texture. If it style is accepted then the animation will be much smoother and the texture will be better.

 

[Glov]

-snippity snappity-

I like the idea, and i would push for that on redstone lamp (on). Because then it can emit light as well. But like you said its only 8 frames at the moment, i'd love to see a smoother one.