Do you have a link to some maps/stencils like these shapes...

[TheBadger]

... for sculpting

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iodnc8znJpY/UfB13UdOOdI/AAAAAAAAAKA/CV7--MoYtTk/s1600/Stone_Mountains_Logo.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/c6/96/97/c696975a1fa988efb892bde47e235d01.jpg
http://clarkcoots.com/random/largeRockA_001.jpg

In TG we talk about these things as square/rectangular noise. But I am looking for stuff to use in sculpting. The links are just basic idea, but I am looking for some nice high quality alphas and hopefully a source with lots of choices and variations on things

I know how to make things my self, but I would really like to buy some tools from a pro who does things like this really really well. There are things available for free on line of course. But I would like to find some really nice pacs of stencils (black white maps). At this point I don't mind paying, I think its worth it to me for some nice resources. JUSt would save a bunch of time and energy

If you happen to remember a source site for this sorta thing, please throw out a link for me.

Here is an image I found that shows what I hope to find a LARGE pool of resources for... so this kinda thing. really just thinking about natural surfaces right now, but Ill look at any link generally related.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/45/52/b8/4552b88f99de974a195bb6ebb0916137.jpg

THanks !

[inkydigit]

Nice request!
You could maybe create custom bump/displacement brushes from images like:
http://textures.forrest.cz/index.php?spgmGal=2009_forest&spgmPic=10#spgmPicture
I think that I might try to knock a few together in cs3!
I'll post more links as I find them...

[inkydigit]

Some nice stuff here, Russian though,
http://analogindex.ru/news/primenenie-procedurnyh-generatorov-v-sozdanii-kontenta-dl-real-time-3d-prilo-enij-ast-1-oil-rush_59327.html

[inkydigit]

Some more inspiration...
http://arifcreations.com/blog/2012/01/21/tileable-rock-texture-in-zbrush/

[zaxxon]

Nice references. The arifcreations tutorial was very interesting.

[TheBadger]

Well, its cool stuff!

I finally got my self a pinterest account. I got sick of the sign up pop-up window blocking my view of things i found through google. If you don't already have a pinterest account, get one! Then type "alpha map mudbox" (z-brush also will come up with mud).
lots of awesome stuff. Only, unfortunately, while the images are great, they don't tend to lead to the resources... Just peoples work mostly.

I know for a fact that there are packs of the things I am looking for, for sale on line. I know because I remember seeing them many times over the years. Just now that I know how to do this stuff and would rather buy it to save time and energy, I can't find what I am looking for at all. But on pinterest I can see hundreds of examples of the kinds of things I am looking for. Guess Ill have to go through a bunch of em' and hope a few lead to a site that sells them... Or just suck it up, and spend a week just making my own resources library baaa. Thats no fun.

[TheBadger]

By the way,

Is there a proper name for rectangular rock formations? I mean, like hoodoos for example, is a word that if you google will give many examples of things that all look like hoodoos. But "rectangular rock" is not very specific or good to search. I am just curious if there is a proper geological term that will help me find on target inspiration images and reference images of the kinds of stones I am looking for.

Probably just too general a thing. But what the heck. If anyone knows.

[TheBadger]

Ok, leading my self a little off topic, but you guys gotta see this guys work... Talk about sitting down and getting into your work https://lazaruz.carbonmade.com/projects/4493279

[AP]

I would think they are just thicker, more (compacted) dense rock strata layers. Hard Rock Strata might be an easy to recall term.

[TheBadger]

Ill try it, thanks.

Here is a tut I found through pinterest http://www.philipk.net/tutorials/materials/stonerough/stonerough.html rock texture how to. Someone had a thread about how to make textures recently. There are so many people with so many styles and techniques in PS, that it never hurts to post a tut like this, I always learn something new from them, almost always. And its on rocks specifically so here is as good a spot as any.

[AP]

That looks useful.

[TheBadger]

http://www.philipk.net/tutorials/materials/materials.html
Here is the other tuts by that guy. If you scroll to the bottom of all his tuts, you can download a .PSD of the maps with all there parts on separate layers... Very cool of him!

[inkydigit]

Nice links!
Gonna go digging!

J

[j meyer]

Maybe this is of interest,too.
https://www.artstation.com/artwork/18-zbrush-sculpted-rock-brushes

[TheBadger]

Hey thanks! Thats pretty darn good start.