(Gimp) I need help adding ocean to a texture!

[Mynameislol]

Hello, I am new here. I thought i posted a topic some minute ago, But it didn't show up! But back on topic. I am trying to make a terraformed moon texture. But to do that, i need water on the texture. I wanna know how to make water in the craters by using a bumpmap, heighmap or a elevation map!

[t00fri]

Hello, I am new here. I thought i posted a topic some minute ago, But it didn't show up! But back on topic. I am trying to make a terraformed moon texture. But to do that, i need water on the texture. I wanna know how to make water in the craters by using a bumpmap, heighmap or a elevation map!

This is a straightforward task, PROVIDED you master the use of GIMP at an advanced level. Before it makes sense to explain the needed steps, you should have practiced with one of the excellent GIMP tutorials that teaches users how to work with layers, masks and different blending modes.

Let me know if/when you are fit with these operations...

Fridger

[Mynameislol]

I know i can handle it. I just need to know how to make an ocean out of bumpmaps, heightmaps exc. Thats the only thing i need to know right now, and i don't wanna go trought shitloads of tutorials just to do one thing.

[t00fri]

I know i can handle it. I just need to know how to make an ocean out of bumpmaps, heightmaps exc. Thats the only thing i need to know right now, and i don't wanna go trought shitloads of tutorials just to do one thing.

Your choice,...then I hope someone else will be willing to spend his time explaining...

Fridger

[John Van Vliet]

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[Mynameislol]

about the only "height map" is a tinny 120x60 px i did post a an 8k "artists concept " normal map over on the motherload and can post the 16 bit.v i used ( or the 16bit.gray )
or the 32k raw image i used for the VT .
a 1k ( 8 bit) jpg of the of the 16 bit



all you would need to do is gradient map the Gray tones to the "ocean" tones and mask and blend the image

i did that for the very old "blue Mars"

Thank you, sir. That was all i needed to know

[starwarsguy9875]

Thanks for this thread, it should help me improve my Terraformed moon texture, hey, the more the merrier as I always say, having choice and customization is a great thing.