Gradient texture map

[nildoe]

Hi Can someone please please explain to me how the gradient exture works??

I want to use the map to transition from one color to another..and also from one diffuse material to another glossy material, for example on a plane object...i tried to put the gradient texture on the amount and all sorts of things i could think of but does not work!!

Nildo

using max14 and 2.05a

[Karba]

Hi Can someone please please explain to me how the gradient exture works??

I want to use the map to transition from one color to another..and also from one diffuse material to another glossy material, for example on a plane object...i tried to put the gradient texture on the amount and all sorts of things i could think of but does not work!!

Nildo

using max14 and 2.05a

I thing - gradient is not correct naming initially, it comes from standalone and there is nothing I can do.
It acts more like a map texture. You have to use gradient input to remap colors.

[nildoe]

Well that's weird ...

Anyway..if we wanna have a color or rgb map transition to another color or rgb map..than what would be the workflow?

Also when would we use use the current gradient texture then? I really dont understand it's use :(

[Karba]

Well that's weird ...

Anyway..if we wanna have a color or rgb map transition to another color or rgb map..than what would be the workflow?

Also when would we use use the current gradient texture then? I really dont understand it's use :(

To be honest I almost don't use gradient texture. Mostly with random color texture to generate random colors I need.

[nildoe]

I understand...but in my case I dont wanna use random texture... I want to transition gradually from one tone/texture to another...for example on hair from root to tip..or on leaves...etc.

Nildo

[Karba]

I understand...but in my case I dont wanna use random texture... I want to transition gradually from one tone/texture to another...for example on hair from root to tip..or on leaves...etc.

Nildo

Just make this gradient in Photoshop as regular texture.

[Rik]

Brilliant.
Has there been any progress on this groundbreaking request to have a gradient map?

[Omegauser9]

I realized I'm unbelievably late, but I have the answer :O




What I did was take a standard texture (or whatever you want) and apply a Greyscale to the diffuse, in the Greyscale I took the "Texture" option and applied the "Gradient ramp" to it, that gave me the ramp i wanted.


Now, make sure that if you have any deformation to your UV that you either unwrap them or just apply the UVW map to it, and that worked for me.

[nildoe]

@Omegauser9

Can you explain that better? I did not understand...or perhaps share a sample with the setup you mentioned?