Normal maps
 

can anybody tell me how to apply a normal map
i have no idea and f1 doesnt spread much light on it
i have searched these forums but there is no real answer.

thx

A intresting question, I tought that you could apply it by just dragging the file to the shader. Give him a answer so I can learn dammit'! :)

weyu - no if u drag andf drop u have to chose and normal map is not there

my map is as a tiff file

i tried surface sampler node thing but it just turn black

i know people on here know as i have seen them used before and this is my first attempt at this

thx

Heres a tester for ya to make a normal map.

Make a model, duplicate it smooth it (has to be UV'd), then go to the transfer maps in the lighting and shading menu, and then select a normal map for the low poly form the high poly apply it then look in the hyper shade for the connections.

Should get ya going

genius gster123

i will try that

if its a tangent space normal map, apply it as a bump map, and change from "bump map" to "tangent space" and it should show up. that might only be in 8 and up though, idk

I came across this site, didn't look too deep into it, maybe it's what you're looking for. http://www.drone.org/tutorials/normal_maps.html