Talisman Tiger Texture

In the fisrt texure version of the tiger i use color map based on scan of different tiger picture .

Picture are modified in photoshop to fit with the screenshot of the models.

This kind of texture give me a good realistic look but it hard to fit the decals on the model especially in the neck and hands region.

I apply decals from a hidden side view so Some patch are always forgotten due to the complexity of the model..

This is the tiger mask color decal .

The file format is targa RGB 16 bit

I apply from a hiden front view

The side color decals,same file format as the mask,apply from a hidden right side view,i made the same with the left side.

For the interior side of the leg just revers the view and the decals....

Version 2 (more easy to control )

This version take a bit more time in photoshop but i gain lot of flexibility to apply decals.And the decals size is an half smaller tha the first version...

I start with a material in hash to make the orange basic tone of the tiger skin (different range of the orange tone is obtained by two level of checker attribute,with turb.)

I made only the black stripes texture.I use for this treshold fonction of photoshop on the tiger mask decals version 1.

This is especially usefull to assure a clean transparent backround color.

Here two COLOR decals,

The black decals(left)for the tiger mask transp color set to white in hash...

The white part of the mask (right) transp color set to black in hash...

Photoshop mode: indexed (2 colors)black and withe

File format saved in 16 bit targa.

Apply from a hidden front view

This is the COLOR decals used for the black stripe.

Apply from a hidden side view

Same technic as the mask decals,transp.color set to white

I made this as a DIFFUSE decal to add more orange tone on the tiger skin.

I use different level of treshold in photoshop (and invert )to obtain this maps

COLOR decal used for the white stomach of the tiger

For the eyes: two decal maps

The first is a COLOR decal (white color transp.),It's the only one saved in RGB all other map is B/W

The second is a AMBIENT decal use to glow the eye on dark