An artistic translation article, including some ideas for texture processing and sources of high-quality reference materials; some paragraphs are general translations;
Rikki-Lynn Vitello is a freelance artist who specializes in 3D realistic style; participated in the production of many 3A works, such as Rise of the Tomb Raider , The Call of Duty Franchise , Spiderman, and Insurgency Sandstorm ; in the article, discuss how Efficiently understand some antique reference maps and how these make the texture more believable; it is important to understand the type of materials used to make antiques, because the weathering and corrosion of the surface is unique over time;
The article was published in Zhihu, the article link is:
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/65726320