Stuck on Making a texture From Scratch

[Gale]

So, I decided that I'd make my first texture from nothing but a white canvas, but I'm stuck(said texture is attached).

I'm to the point( I think) of where I should start putting in detail. I'm Going for something sci-fi here, but I have no idea where to start.  As you can see on the image that shows GIMP, I do have a detail layer, but it's just a grey metal texture. If you need any more info please let me know ans I'm not sure what kinds of details to include!

[ElectroSheep]

http://www.philipk.net/tutorials/materials/metalmatte/metalmatte.html

 

[Gale]

http://www.philipk.net/tutorials/materials/metalmatte/metalmatte.html

 

Looking good, I'll look into it, but right now I've been awake for well over a day and should get some rest. I'll let you know what I think!

[Sigma]

Can you give us info as to the target engine? The reason I ask is because the engine selection alters how the texture should be judged.

[blackdog]

Looks like a generic floor panel, but is it? Sounds like you don't know yourself what is going to be.

Depending on that I think there are things you can draw yourself and other you need to achieve using techniques like a mix of filters etc.

Usually a metal base is achieved by using Gaussian noise and a motion blur, to give that "brushed" feeling.

[Gale]

On 3/10/2016 at 0:36 PM, Sigma said:

Can you give us info as to the target engine? The reason I ask is because the engine selection alters how the texture should be judged.

The Source Engine

On 3/16/2016 at 6:03 AM, blackdog said:

Looks like a generic floor panel, but is it? Sounds like you don't know yourself what is going to be.

Depending on that I think there are things you can draw yourself and other you need to achieve using techniques like a mix of filters etc.

Usually a metal base is achieved by using Gaussian noise and a motion blur, to give that "brushed" feeling.

I know what I want it to be, just not how to execute it!

What I'm going for is a floor panel that was made to be easy to clean, and to be used in a moderately high pressure environment, hence the rivets and seemingly stamped panels. The specular mask you see(the dots) is a super thin coating - I'm just going to say graphene - that is anti-microbial, and durable. The underlying metal would be a brushed metal to enable to coating the be affixed to the surface(like similar process electroplating, or hydrographing, I'd gather).

Despite all that, that advice with the filters is absolutely what I needed! Thank you!

Edited March 17, 2016 by Gale