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Making of the Mother Love
by Marc Hermitte, Switzerland


If you're interested to know how to make a tileable texture, here is the process. If you know already, then just skip this! I won't be annoyed!

Using Photoshop or any other image editing and painting software (the gimp for instance is free) you can...

1) Duplicate the layer, apply high-pass about mid range (In Photoshop - Filter/ others/ High-pass.) you may need to experiment and see what value works the best for you image. Change the blending mode to "luminosity". Adjust the opacity as needed. Flatten the picture.


2) Use the offset filter (in Photoshop: Filter/ others/ offset.) Using the clone tool, paint out the seams.




Adjust the saturation to unify the colors and levels restore the contrast. Before using this texture I tried painting several textures in Modo projecting different pictures. But I was not satisfied with the result.



I choose to use and render different textures separately and use them in comp with masks for better control. The base color of the statue is made of several gradients and procedurals.




 
 
 
 
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