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JigglyRitz Jan 21, 2017 @ 5:08pm

Editing an imported normal map

Hi, I'm trying to clean up some of the ugly spots on the baked normal map that I imported from blender within Substance Painter. Unfortunately, I can't seem to edit the imported map at all. I've tried painting the height on a new layer, but it just adds detail over top of the existing normal map. I can't actually change the detail of the imported map at all. Anyone know whats wrong here?

Last edited by JigglyRitz; Jan 21, 2017 @ 5:08pm

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Pte Jack

Jan 21, 2017 @ 6:45pm

What I usually do is bake a normal map and have it add it'self to the texture stack, I then swap out that baked map with the imported normal. This give me a normal channel that I can paint on, adding to it or remove from it. Also, if you have baked the normal, I believe you can change the channel from combine to replace giving to the ability to paint your own normal map.

Don't quote me on this, I'm still learning myself...

Last edited by Pte Jack; Jan 21, 2017 @ 6:45pm

JigglyRitz Jan 21, 2017 @ 6:48pm

Originally posted by Pte Jack:
What I usually do is bake a normal map and have it add it'self to the texture stack, I then swap out that baked map with the imported normal. This give me a normal channel that I can paint on, adding to it or remove from it. Also, if you have baked the normal, I believe you can change the channel from combine to replace giving to the ability to paint your own normal map.

I've done pretty much this, and it does allow me to paint on it, the problem is that i can't remove normal detail that is included in the imported normal map. It's like its considered a separete layer or something. Also, I tried changing from "combine" to "replace", but then it just removes my imported normal map from the view entirely.

Pte Jack

Jan 21, 2017 @ 6:59pm

And your changing your layer reference (top of the layer stack) from Base Color to Normal and the normal channel is turned on? (active for painting)

Last edited by Pte Jack; Jan 21, 2017 @ 6:59pm

JigglyRitz Jan 21, 2017 @ 7:17pm

Originally posted by Pte Jack:
And your changing your layer reference (top of the layer stack) from Base Color to Normal and the normal channel is turned on? (active for painting)

I changed the layer reference, but I'm not sure what you mean by the second bit?

Pte Jack

Jan 21, 2017 @ 8:01pm

These three things...

http://i.imgur.com/RGJtns0.png

They have to be truned on, on your paint or fill layer... (I think)

Last edited by Pte Jack; Jan 21, 2017 @ 8:01pm

JigglyRitz Jan 21, 2017 @ 8:44pm

Originally posted by Pte Jack:
These three things...

http://i.imgur.com/RGJtns0.png

They have to be truned on, on your paint or fill layer... (I think)

Oh, ok yeah they are turned on.

Pte Jack

Jan 22, 2017 @ 12:37am

Sorry for the tardy reply, but I was trying some things out.

There is a way to paint normal, I've seen tutorials on it, but everything I'm getting right now is adding to or subtracting from the existing normal and not filtering or smoothing out stuff i don't want from the original.

I've even tried to bring the original normal in as a fill and tried to paint over it. But without luck.

Running through the material lists using C to bring up the normal, I see the map, but no detail so I don't know if I'm affecting it when I paint on it or not. If I try to access it by selectiong it from the additional maps, I get a You can't paint additional maps error.

Sorry Jiggly, I thought I was giving you good info but it's the process for adding additional/subtracting additional detail to the existing map. My bad!