512 has more detail and looks better in every case, you should be making 512x512 textures unless your client asks for something smaller because they can't afford the 512 texture, i'll give you guys ONE more demonstration today [edit post in a few moments with pics]
Images:
one I made before, this has both a texture and bump mapping, the gears have higher resolutions at the top, and lower at the bottom.
a couple of images displaying the detail to be found in higher resolution, left = low res, right = high res, up = no bump, down = bump mapping
This is actually a repeated 6 pixel wide pattern, the pattern is individually applied at each resolution, so it shows the x4 level of detail in the horizontal in 512x512, which by extension with the vertical is x16 detail.
Images:
one I made before, this has both a texture and bump mapping, the gears have higher resolutions at the top, and lower at the bottom.
a couple of images displaying the detail to be found in higher resolution, left = low res, right = high res, up = no bump, down = bump mapping
This is actually a repeated 6 pixel wide pattern, the pattern is individually applied at each resolution, so it shows the x4 level of detail in the horizontal in 512x512, which by extension with the vertical is x16 detail.
Last edited by Vox; Mar 29, 2010 at 05:55 PM.
Originally Posted by tehcaek
512's are easier to make. But It doesn't show as great as 128x128 (please correct if i'm wrong)
you have it backwards. 512 is harder, since there are more pixels to work with, but it also looks better than 128x128 providing that the tori is using 512x512, instead of scaling it down.
