Textures better choice drawn or pic

patrickniceboy · Post by **patrickniceboy** » Thu May 03, 2007 1:21 pm

hey guys i have a question when using textures with irrlicht
what is the best drawn or picture ??
i mean about the quality

Luben · Post by **Luben** » Thu May 03, 2007 3:36 pm

I didn't quite get what you asked, could you explain your question a little more?

patrickniceboy · Post by **patrickniceboy** » Thu May 03, 2007 5:09 pm

sure.

suppose, we want to do leaves, then we need a texture
i will show two options, one it is picture another it is drawn

picture

drawn

whats the best?

Tanuva · Post by **Tanuva** » Thu May 03, 2007 5:31 pm

Depends on where/how you use it. For a single bloom, a photo would be the better choice - for repeating patterns like grass, a texture would be the method to choose. Why? A texture is (hopefully!) tileable, that means you can put two of them next to each other and cant see the border between them. On a photograph, you would see where the first ends and the second begins, so this wouldnt be suitable for larger area.
Hope I could help.