#3d coat add alpha manual#

In my opinion the process of creating a new alpha (Color, Height / Depth, Glossiness & Erase Mask) is a bit confusing and I need to adapt to that. I always try to look for answers to my questions or possible errors before creating a new topic that could be a duplicate of another topic.

#3d coat add alpha manual#

Thank you very much for replying and giving me the manual link. Please, I would like to know what I could do to actually have a 16-bit alpha inside 3D-Coat? I have already tested on Gimp 2.10.8, Krita 4.1.7, Photoshop CS2 and it always happens the same thing.

Editor', I realize that the alpha is no longer 16 bits and yes 8 bits in the external editor.Īnd when I choose the 'Edit the 16-bit Tif' option a reading error occurs and instead of the alpha appears (no alpha) a dark square. I believe there is an error or bug happening in 3D-Coat when I right-click the alpha, a menu appears with options, when I choose 'edit in Ext.

The result of this alpha in ZBrush is better than the result made within 3D-Coat as you can see in the image.ĭoes importing the alpha (even if in tif) into 3D-Coat, will the program automatically convert the 16-bit alpha into 8-Bits? I can not understand this difference that is happening in the picture. I used the same alpha in ZBrush and 3D-Coat. So I created a cube of 500,000 polygons inside the Zbrush and exported the obj. Remembering that I saved this alpha in Tif format. We also give links to pages which describe material significantly related to alphas.ĬATEGORIES Brushes 2D Adobe Photoshop Substance Painter 3D 3D-Coat Blender ZBrush 3D-Coat Blender Photoshop Substance Designer Substance Painter ZBrushI wish I could use a 16-bit alpha in 3D-Coat.īefore importing the 16bits alpha to 3D-Coat, I checked it and it really is 16 bits. In addition, you can make your own alphas, and also turn alphas into other tools, such as Stencils (which are masking tools that offer a different, and powerful, set of capabilities).īelow, we describe the most common ways of obtaining and using alphas. And probably a few other things I can’t think of right now. They can affect masking (which parts of an model or painting you work with), brush appearance, how colors, or materials are laid down, and the shape of sculpts. In ZBrush, alphas are used for much more than just bump or displacement maps. Some other programs are limited to 8-bit alphas, which can produce noticeable ‘stairstepping’ artifacts. Note: ZBrush alphas are 16 bits in depth, which simply put means that they can produce much smoother gradations in gray, and hence wherever they used. For example, bump maps and displacement maps (both in ZBrush and in other programs) are both alphas the gray intensity represents the height or depth of the bump or displacement. It can be used to represent intensity, masking, and similar things. You can use these alphas in any 3d software.ĪLPHAS An Alpha is a grayscale intensity map. 33 Organic_Skin Alphas (Seamless & Tileable) Vol 20