Displacement vs Normal vs Bump Map: Which Texture to Use
Bump fakes height, normals store RGB direction, displacement moves vertices. Bit depth, tessellation, Nanite, parallax, and a real production stack.
•15 min read
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Texture Map Blog
Learn texture mapping techniques, 3D workflows, and best practices for game development and digital art.
Master texture mapping techniques and 3D workflows with our comprehensive tutorials and guides. Whether you're working with normal maps, bump maps, or seamless textures, our blog covers everything from basic concepts to advanced PBR workflow techniques for game development and digital art. New to the topic? Start with our texture mapping guide.
What Is a Normal Map? (and How It Differs from Bump Mapping)
Tangent vs object space, DirectX vs OpenGL, baking vs photo conversion, compression, and when bump mapping is still the cheaper option.
•16 min read
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How to Make a Bump Map from an Image
Photo to grayscale bump: kill baked lighting, invert and levels, 8-bit vs 16-bit, then wire the PNG in Blender, Unity, and Unreal.
•14 min read
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AI Rendering Explained: How It Works and How to Actually Control It
A technical guide to AI rendering for 3D artists and archviz pros — diffusion models, latent space, ControlNet, and how depth and normal maps steer generative output with real precision.
•12 min read
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Normal Map vs Bump Map: Complete Guide for 3D Artists
Learn the key differences between normal maps and bump maps in 3D texturing. Complete comparison table, use cases, and when to choose each technique for game development.
•5 min read
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