Cobblestone Textures

[csm725]

This tutorial is available as a PDF. Click here to view or download it

 

Moderators Note: Pictures provided by ReMake to eliminate the Photobucket logo and to move it from the Graveyard.

 

I came across a cool way to make a 'cobblestone' texture, like in this image:

 

 

Difficulty level is 3.5/10, you must need to know how to install plugins. Speaking of which, the following plugin must be installed to complete this tutorial:

 

Height Field to Normal Map

 

 

Step 1: open a new canvas at 800x600 (do this first then use a smaller canvas size, the smaller the canvas size the better the finished product).

 

Step 2: Effects > Render > Clouds @ 250, 0.50, Difference

 

Step 3: Hit Ctrl-F a couple of times until you get a lightningy-denty looking thing:

 

Step 4: Go to Effects > Distort > Morphology @ 5, 5, Linked, Dilate:

 

Step 5: Hit Ctrl-F to repeat the effect (CRITICAL STEP).

 

Step 6: Effects > Height Field to Normal Map @ 6.5-8.0:

 

Step 7: Invert Colors (Ctrl-Shift-I):

 

then Black and White (Ctrl-Shift-G, Adjustments > Black and White), you should have something like this:

 

As a finishing touch, you can Rotate/Zoom (Ctrl-Shift-Z) for a floory perspective. Also, remember that the smaller your canvas the better the effect turns out.

 

Here is my result on a 150x50 canvas (cropped):

#tut725

Edited January 3, 2020 by toe_head2001
Fixed broken plugin link

[csm725]

Thanks Welshy!

[warfighter67]

Here's my result!

After I "Floor'd" my image via rotate/zoom, I duplicated the layer, added HF/NM with bumpiness of 6-6.5, set to black and white (ctrl+shift+g), set the layer blend mode to overlay, and then merged the layers. Gave the floor a bit more depth.

E: Forgot to attach file.

Edited May 16, 2010 by Weylin

[csm725]

Cool - nice result.

[chrisco97]

Nice outcome! May use it soon.

[olav.k.m]

Nice tutorial with a cool outcome.

If you use median blur with high percentile you get circle-shapes instead of squares.

Then you can make something similar to the skin/hide of a toad !

Edit:

yup...

Edited August 26, 2010 by olav.k.m

[LFC4EVER]

great tut and a neat result.

olav.k.m, that is a very realistic toad texture. Awesome.

[csm725]

Thanks olav and LFC...

Olav, I linked to your post. Nice result.

[TomTheTroll]

V nice toad you have there

[CrazyPainterz]

MINECRAFT COBBLESTONE!

[Woodsy]

Thanks and nice work @ReMake for reviving these tutorials from the Graveyard.

[LoudSilence]

i couldn't install Height Field to normal map.. it said page not found

Any help?

[toe_head2001]

12 minutes ago, LoudSilence said:

i couldn't install Height Field to normal map.. it said page not found

 

I've fixed the link.

[LoudSilence]

instead of using black and white, you can use black and white+ by Boltbait with the following settings:

Lightness Method
Brightness: -43
Contrast:-57

You will get something like this
Bigger canvas = better affect
 

[LoudSilence]

[butterfly8000]

flooring 101 cool thanks