# Bump mapping **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [June 11, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824 "2004-06-11T17:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vladdrac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f05b48/32.png) [@vladdrac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vladdrac)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/1 "2004-06-11T17:53:17Z")
I have been trying to learn bump mapping, and I was completely blown away at what you can accomplish doing this in max. This is the first experimental image that I used. Pretty much used some default library images, except for the background scene, which is a hdri (something else I am trying to learn). I thought the image was awesome so I am going to post it. Any suggestions on how to improve it would be appreciated. Like what I don’t really like about it is that the cracks are bumpy as well. All that was applied to the bump map was noise. [![](http://www.vladdracworld.com/web_images/max/table_small.jpg)](http://www.vladdracworld.com/web_images/max/table.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/2 "2004-06-11T18:04:40Z")
i have no clue on what bump mapping is. that looks unreal, very nice. i’m curious to see the original image you started working with. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/3 "2004-06-11T18:05:11Z")
as you said, photoshop the tile texture to make it a bump map as well… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/4 "2004-06-11T18:12:36Z")
mlk yeah that is a good idea dig, what do you mean? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/5 "2004-06-11T18:14:47Z")
WoW nice… But 3dstudioMAX is to exspensive for me ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/6 "2004-06-11T18:28:19Z")
> [@vladdrac](#): > > dig, what do you mean? sry im graphically challenged :trout: like … did you create that entire image from a blank canvas? i’m guessing that you had an original image to start with. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/7 "2004-06-11T18:29:12Z")
other than tiles are usually not that roungh, but it looks good. Are you using gradient map for the incident angle of the camera? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/8 "2004-06-11T18:35:14Z")
DDD: no but I am reading about incorporating that . I just through the plane in there Digital: pretty much from scratch, the reflection is from a photograph T-0: you can get a student liscence for less that a grand, if your a student ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/9 "2004-06-11T18:38:32Z")
well then excellent job man, im impressed ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/10 "2004-06-11T18:55:14Z")
that look very good! :thumb: someday I´ll start to learn 3dsm 😃 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/11 "2004-06-11T19:09:52Z")
holy moley… that’s insane! are you sure the whole piece isn’t a photo? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/12 "2004-06-11T19:20:55Z")
Hey DDD just because it looks really bumby doesn’t mean it really is. I have see fake tile that looks exactly like that. And it wasn’t very bumby.😉 BTW that is some awesome 3D work there. I am getting Max very soon. Hopefully I can get good at it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/13 "2004-06-11T19:29:16Z")
ohhh awesome dj…maybe we can have max battle sometime ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/14 "2004-06-11T20:34:28Z")
[QUOTE=Dj-Studios]Hey DDD just because it looks really bumby doesn’t mean it really is. I have see fake tile that looks exactly like that. And it wasn’t very bumby.;)[QUOTE] huh?? Hey I may be looking to battle one day soon. I need inspiration to crank up LW again. When my work load calms down ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/15 "2004-06-11T20:41:54Z")
would be cool ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/bump-mapping/112824/16 "2004-06-11T21:02:54Z")
man…stunning…simply stunning…