Gloss/shine

[ASF1nk]

Question...

How can I make certain parts of a texture have a gloss or shine? like Samus or Squirtle's shell.

Like I how would I go about making Toon Link's boots have a gloss or his hat or even his sword and shield.

Thanks.

 

[superyoshi888]

Well, these characters simply do it through textures. Until we can properly rebuild models(and thus, add new textures AND change how they affect a character), you can't really do this.

I guess you could make the lightest parts of the character's textures a bright color, to give the illusion of a shine.

 

[ChuteTheMessenger]

Well, these characters simply do it through textures. Until we can properly rebuild models(and thus, add new textures AND change how they affect a character), you can't really do this.

I guess you could make the lightest parts of the character's textures a bright color, to give the illusion of a shine.

Yep. They do it with a Ref texture, which stands for REFlect. Certain characters already have it. But for TL, there are 2 ways you can do it:

1) Be clever with photoshop, just make the texture look glossy.

2) Use an emerald/dark texture. This way, your character will be VERY glossy. But this affects the whole character, and cant be used for just certain parts.