INTRODUCTION

Making great textures is an art of its own. Bigger studios usually have a role dedicated only to texturing. Most people, when thinking about texturing, usually relate to the process of editing and mixing some photos, however, the true process involves also taking these photos.

These articles will show the basics of capturing and editing textures, how to achieve true colors and will also take you through some interesting techniques and more specialized software. Hopefully, by the end you will have enough understanding to be able to make your own textures from start to finish.

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Conlcusion

As you've probably figured by now, most of the techniques explained here can be easily accomplished. However, its important to mention that to get to some of the conclusions reached in this article, there was quite a lot of time invested in testing different scenarios. Furthermore, these techniques are biased, can be enhanced and better results can be achieved. So don't take this article as an "universal truth" but instead focus on what can be improved and how it should be done. Good luck in your texture adventures.