Normal Maps

Today we learnt about normal maps and were tasked with re-creating the map that Ken showed us whilst he was teaching it too us.

I had some difficulty with getting the normal maps too work properly.

I altered every option, open every menu and still couldn't get the normals too map properly.

however after a long time fiddiling, I relalised ( Ken Pointed out ) that the plane I was trying too map too was on the front not the back!

Finally I'd done it! Here it is

I then set about doing my own version which came out like this; Was pretty happy with how the normal map was looking at this point and I thought the result might be really cool when if finaly made the model but..  

 

It just looked pretty average too be honest. Not too dissapointed since it was a good gauge of what normal maps are capable of!