Hauberk's Material by Constantin Malkov

Hauberk's Material by Constantin Malkov
http://www.filterforge.com/filters/4651.html

Wow.

This is a masterpiece. Splendid result and excellent speed achieved with economy of means. Everyone interested in making filters MUST download this and take a look.

The only suggestion I have is to rename this filter to 'Chain Mail', which is a correct name for 'кольчуга' in English. Hauberk refers to a specific piece of armor, while Chain Mail describes the material/technique itself.

Excellent work!

Indeed very nice! Looking forward to learn from the construction of this filter

So Constantin, how about scale mail next?

you could also run the perlin into the 'cutoff' of a 'maximum color' and run the max color into the blend. this would give you some of the rough look to the metal without adding much to the background of the normal map.

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Kraellin wrote: replace it with something like 'average color'.

Umm, why Average Color? It also depends on the color of the source image and will turn the filter into an Effect.

i'm also thinking that it might be possible to 'bend' some of the rings to show denting and beating. maybe a noise distortion somewhere on a switch?

nope. you're right. never mind. the only reason for adding an image component would be to see the transparent background in FF and that's not necessary.

well, i tried this using a max color and another with a max level. both seem to have very little effect on when this is applied to an image. but, i dont know about 3d and what it might do there.

another way to reduce the noise in the normal map background would be to add a control the perlin contrast. turn that up and down depending and move the surface height slider up and down as well. it changes the look a bit, but will reduce that background roughness.

well, i dont want to post the filter, since that might take away usage from his filter, but i can tell you pretty simply what i did. i just stuck a max level between the perlin and the blend in the height leg and removed the blur. and i plugged the max lvl into the background of the blend. and that's it. basically, all it does is lower the contrast of the perlin and produce a sort of gamma rise. and that reduces all the noise. so, it affects the entire filter, not just the background of the normal map. and, if that's not desirable, then i dont have another solution at the moment. but it does accomplish removing the roughness of the normal map background.

I am much obliged to All.
Your comments and suggestions help me to improve my works.
And I hope my filters will be useful for You in creating of Your works.

About Normal Map,
I'll send fixed version
I've just connected 'Threshold' to 'Noise' ('Perlin Noise map')

P.S.

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Crapadilla wrote: how about scale mail next?

Will see...

This filter should really en'lighten' some to the power of 'knowing your blend modes'.

A few things that came to my mind when checking out the brilliantly assembled guts:

- The stretched chaff component could be replaced by a stretched perlin with minimal impact on the overall look, I'd wager.

- I doubt the blur after the high-roughness perlin noise is really needed. With the ring mesh as background, you could just blend the perlin noise over it using a very small blend value (probably 3 or even lower) and a blend mode of screen or overlay. Instead of just giving the user a toggle for 'Rings Roughness', you could introduce more fine-control of the micro-bumps via a slider.

How about this solution (see attached filter below)? It reduces rendering time from 14 sec to 8,8 sec on my machine. Also, with initial blur calculations eliminated, the filter becomes immediately responsive.

Put a tightly remapped 'Metal Roughness' (or something) control on the final perlin noise's detail parameter, and you're set.

Chain Mail blatantly crapified.ffxml

Just wanted to say that Im not releasing it since its your filter but I did blatently steal the guts of your filter for curriosity sake to see how an image remapped to your textures --all I can say is WOW

brilliant ingenious great filter and with lots of potential

To Crapadilla

I've compared both versions and results are next:

+16% to speed if antialiasing switched OFF
-13% to speed if antialiasing switched ON

So, it's SLOWER if ANTIALIASING is ON

And I've just remembered that already tryed this variant when Vladimir posted His comment here.

What's Your results with antialiasing?

Well, I supposed that it could be.
I mean that on different machines will be different results

Would be nice if someone else write here his results.

As author of this filter I can easily modify it anytime and most of my filters (in my own library) looks like real monsters with 10-30 controls and in 10-30 versions.

But for FF Users I try to optimize it for easy, speed, best looking and most useful controls

Later, perhaps, I'll also add 'original work material' in comments page
in order to give more 'freedom' for anyone who will need it.

So, Crapadilla, If Your version really faster on the most of machines I will consider it the future filters and add fixed version of this work.

Also, I can tell to everyone who use filters in their works - Contact to authors. Your wishes, suggestions and comments help to improve our works. It's very good for Authors and also for Users.

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Crapadilla wrote: Oh, and I do like your humor!

ooohhh, big stone from shoulders. All this night I was afraid about You...
How is Dilla?... What if He hadn't understood the joke?... What if He...
No.. No... it's impossible... How I could?.. He is so good! He always helped me, he congratulated me with my 3rd HU,... I'm the BEAST!!!, I'm not deserve to be here... How can I expirate my guilt?... How? .. How?...I know... I need to write to support and ask them to remove this awful picture and righ now I will write another letter to Dilla where I will ask Him to Forgive me! Yes, That's right! I'll do that! With the first rays of the SUN...

What's matter, Dilla? You thought I will write something like THIS? hhha!

No, Dilla, there is no place for two great authors here! OR YOU OR ME!
I call out YOU! Duel! Duel!... The first who will take next 5HU will be called
THE GREATEST FILTER WEAVER!!! And The LOSER will publicly accept his defeat!
hha-ha-ha... Prepare to... What the... let me alone! I'not finished!...
Dam.. Y... pip (censored).. pip...


Voice-over: Calm dawn patient! Nurse, give him depressant..

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Constantin Malkov wrote: But for FF Users I try to optimize it for easy, speed, best looking and most useful controls

That's the essence of an Editor's Pick -- everyone interested take notice.

Small update incoming...

1. Added new control "Edges" which cuts chainmail.


2. "Lost Rings" control switched on "12" removes rings changing the pattern from 6-to-1 to 4-to-1.


Planned more...

Nice Constantin - oh and who won the next 5 HU duel