monthly archives: January 2025

Types of normal maps

January 13, 2025 Blog

Normal maps are a crucial technique in 3D graphics that add significant detail and realism to surfaces. They do this by storing information about the direction of surface normals, which affects how light interacts with the surface. RGB Channels Shaders can use different techniques to render tangent-space normal maps, but the normal map directions are […]

Texture painting pipeline

January 10, 2025 Blog

3DCoat offers a variety of painting methods to suit different needs and preferences. Here are some of the most common ones: In addition to these methods, 3DCoat also offers a number of other features that can be used to enhance your painting workflow, such as: Overall, 3DCoat offers a powerful and flexible set of […]