[Tutorial] Video - Create Halo 3-like Normal Maps

This is my very first video tutorial so bare with it :P....

Anyway, this tutorial will show the user how to create ORGANIC/REALISTIC/Non-Repetive Normal maps. The very same method used in highend gamestudios.(example: Halo 3 cliff normals).... Please NOTE: This video is not detailed for noobs. Its for people who have a great knowledge of These programs already. Its just a way for them to get better.

Tools needed:

1. max or maya
2. 3d sculpting program.( zbrush or mudbox) unfortunately as much as i love using Zbrush 3 :), they have not released the Zmapper plugin yet for it. If you have Zbrush 2.0, you are fine. just download Zmapper plugin and read how to use it.( Im using gimpy mudbox for the tut :(.
3. Photoshop. For editing your normals if you wish.

http://www.madworkzstudio.com/tut/tutpic2.jpg
http://www.madworkzstudio.com/tut/tutpic1.jpg
http://www.madworkzstudio.com/tut/tutpic.jpg

Download:
http://www.madworkzstudio.com/tut/tut.html
http://files.h2vista.net/tutorials/m...-map/index.htm

wow good info on how to do that and i will try and make that on halo 2 vista

wooo... Thats crazy! Nice work!

nice!

Good job :)

Nice job, thanks for the video.

:(, says I need to spread some rep around.

Nice work, just please whoever sees thing, do not make really contrasting bump maps (high low bits there is a big difference in them) because I just cant stand that look :) Suttle is better

only for h2v, that sucks :(.

Very nice! :)

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Originally Posted by ShadowCloud

only for h2v, that sucks :(.

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You can use bump maps in halo 1..