Images from *ego-bricks (big picture)

[frank beckmann]

In essence I modelled one brick, added directional shader, instanced via particle-mesh 1:1 to meet my 38x46px image sample, rendered as normal map.
Either take the plane from the particle mesh, add super low-res 38x46px image texture with disabled filtering and add OpenGL type rendered normal map to bump channel.
Or (easier) align the two images in Affinity Photo, Normal map on top with New Live Filter Layer->Colours->Procedural Texture->Preset: Simple Bump Map Lighting, adjust lighting direction and brightness, Blendmode for the map: Overlay e.g. - done.

 

[frank beckmann]

Blending inside Affinity Photo is too easy:

Cheers
Frank

 

[Shift Studio]

This is a pretty cool technique. I had re-read a couple times. The super-low res seems to be a major element here.
Are you saying you can bring a normal map into Affinity Photo and it can create (simulated) depth, and you can adjust the lighting angles?
That sounds really cool.
--shift studio.

 

[frank beckmann]

Yup:
Relighting 3D renders

Cheers
Frank

 

[Shift Studio]

@frank beckmann Very interesting - thanks for sharing.
--shift studio.

 

[ZooHead]

Very cool, thanks Frank.

 

[uncle808us]

Yup:
Relighting 3D renders

Cheers
Frank

How are you getting the normal maps from Cheetah 3D? Thanks

 

[frank beckmann]

It´s described in the first sentence: "In essence I modelled one brick, added directional shader ..."
Just add an Ambient light source nothing else.

Cheers
Frank

 

[uncle808us]

Great Thanks.