Essential Guide: Texture Maps Explained

FlippedNormals shared a new texturing video tutorial that goes through what the various texture maps like diffuse/albedo, ambient occlusion, curvature, displacement, bump, and other. Let’s learn the basics.

“New video! We explain all the common texture maps, like albedo, roughness, displacement vs bump, and many more – using Substance Painter”

Here are the topics discussed inside:

Shader Maps

• Albedo/Color
• Roughness/Glossiness
• Displacement
• Bump
• Normal
• Opacity
• Metallic
• Vector Displacement

Mesh Maps/Masks

• Cavity
• Ambient Occlusion –
• Curvature
• Thickness
• Position
• ID

The model used in this video was created by Simon Peloquin. Make sure to discuss the guide in the comments below.