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Forum Archive › Are there references available on your process for creating the grime texture? Is this hand drawn? Based on ambient occlus… › Reply To: Are there references available on your process for creating the grime texture? Is this hand drawn? Based on ambient occlus…
lewis2e is correct: It’s simply an AO bake with a generic grime texture on top set to “Overlay” blending mode.
I go over this kind of grime in depth in the Sci-Fi Helmet shading course: https://cgcookie.com/course/shading-the-sci-fi-helmet/