Textures..update2

I have done some research on bump mapping today. Although I have used it before, I completely forgot how I did it. If this doesn't make you go crazy, what will?

Went on some of these websites to try and refresh my memory, they weren't of much use except for the last one:

http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31330

http://www.free3dtutorials.com/beginners/maya/character-texturing.php

www.expertrating.com/courseware/mayacourse/maya-texturing-shading-2.asp - 36k -

http://en.9jcg.com/featured_artists/dong/using_bump_map_1.php

I remembered the use of black, white and gray. black = no bump, white = full bump and it's obvious what gray would be.

I also tried editing some of the textures in photoshop today. Wanted to apply some gradient to them so that they blend properly and you can't see where it starts/ends. But I forgot how to do this too! argh!! I'm pretty useless when it comes to photoshop..I had to learn those basic texture editing methods, but managed to forget about them after 6months...sigh.