Rock and Stone Textures

Simulating any material in Sotoshop and getting it to look real is largely a matter of surface texture and lighting. This tut will show you doods a very very very easy method to make a rock and stone texture that's incredibly photogenic... ooppsss... I meant photorealistic. No special artistic skills are needed here. We will just be using Sotoshop's built-in filters and tools.

Ps : Remember to click image to get each original resolution :p 'coz they are all not the original size except the last one... wanna prove my words...? Just shut up and click every single image that you wanna see!!!

Taraaa... I'm here HILARIOUS doods...
Here outside the gloomy area... better like this or what??!?!
Forget it!!! Just... Forget bout it...!!!

Next we'll randomize that Displacement map a bit more by using Filter > Noise > Add Noise just like we did in previous step. Then.. select Edit > Fade Add Noise and set the opacity to 50% to tone it down a little bit.







Keyh?!?! OK I'm in again...!!!







This is where things get fun hardrockers!!! Click that layer to make it active [...] We will apply the Displacement map we created earlier to the image by using a lighting effect. Choose Filter > Render > Lighting Effects.

Below are the options I used. You are allowed to try these to get started, lmao.. offcourse.. what else! Once you get the hang of how it works, feel free to vary the settings to get the lighting the way you want. Got it...?!?!? I want your Samsu Sir... Gimme that one, please! Lol..!!!








The important setting right about here is to select the Displacement Map alpha channel we created earlier for the Texture Channel (see image represent that words above). Without that, the image would remain flat. The combination of the displacement map and the lighting is what creates the realistic rock texture. As you can see, the result is amazingly realistic looking (in my own damn opinion ofcourse :p) ;

Rock and Stone Textures from HELL... wkwkwkwkwkwk...

in original size of file ;

How about this kind of experiment to you?