Here is a picture of the finished ores and stone, the logs, grass and dirt I haven't been able to fully 'repair' yet.
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Sorry to hear about the drive man; always have multiple backups! Also the ores look pretty nice, I love how you weave the ore veins into the cracks between rocks.
A lot of threads are missing, from what I can see.
Apparently, it's a snapshot from the forum on May 20th. But the TAU should have been there; even my WIP thread was transported over, and I only created that around the 18th or so.
My USB containing my speed run files was crushed in my bag, it is now in 2 pieces. Instead of giving up, I have re-done the textures (and improved them). Found my colours a bit easy and common looking second time round so I used some from fish's from his HeartStone pack; this made it an actual challenge but I think it turned out alright.
Shame to hear about the drive, sometimes catastrophe is just another word for opportunity. From what I see you've taken it in stride and come up ahead. I've had my own issue with a hard drive failure once, so many precious pics lost.... At least got *some* of them preserved.
Moral of the story, keep all files in triplicate at least and backup frequently.
Apparently, it's a snapshot from the forum on May 20th. But the TAU should have been there; even my WIP thread was transported over, and I only created that around the 18th or so.
I'm guessing it has to do with the sheer size of this thread.
Well here's some more texturing news... Along with the new prismarine (?) and sea lantern blocks, we now have a new underwater hostile mob coming: https://twitter.com/...854701554135041
Just as I was starting to catch up on the mobs too... Oh well, it can hardly be as annoying as horses and all their variants and armour.
I have a feeling this is going to be a fantasy-based mob, so I'd guess no piranhas. Hopefully this means they'll start adding life to the seas. (Coral and seaweed and whatnots.)
I'm going to come out and say it. Am I the ONLY one around here whom bothers to look deeper into texture packs to be sure the work is the OP's own?
This goes mostly for 'photo realism' packs.
Nearly every single one of them posted use google images for the textures, very fre,, ONE in fact that I have seem was using souly free to use textures. The rest take whatever looks nice no matter what the copyright is to.
I bring this up as I've been seeing people commending and praising the 'good work; of a few of these realism packs, yet a simple, SIMPLE PEOPLE, google search may very well show just how much 'work' they put in.
It's not hard. Google the name of the texture. 'Dirt' 'Wood' 'Brick' 'Grass' 'Cobble'. etc etc someones adding the word 'texture' to the search also pulls up more. Most people making these packs are doing the same thing to find a match for their 'textures'. Some will find a large image and crop it down, that makes it harder yes, but you just look at what they have, and find any unique features/shapes/patterns and you can locate the bigger texture it's from.
Lets take REAL CRAFT for example...
Lets look at the dirt... notice the three distinctive dark streeks on it...now lets do a a simple google search for "DIRT"
Truth be told, you really only have to locate ONE texture in a pack, as if ones enough, they all are likely to be as well.
Wana try again? Lets look at his brick. Notice the brick has a chip in it, and two down has a dark hole between two.
Google Bricks...
This is an example of a texture thats been cropped from a bigger one, but sense we know what to look for, the chip and darker hole we can locate it... and it's the FIRST FREAKING TEXTURE. The cropped area being the bottom left.
I think I should start a topic on how to ID stolen textures like this... and stop the praising of stolen works.
I'm going to come out and say it. Am I the ONLY one around here whom bothers to look deeper into texture packs to be sure the work is the OP's own?
This goes mostly for 'photo realism' packs.
Nearly every single one of them posted use google images for the textures, very fre,, ONE in fact that I have seem was using souly free to use textures. The rest take whatever looks nice no matter what the copyright is to.
I bring this up as I've been seeing people commending and praising the 'good work; of a few of these realism packs, yet a simple, SIMPLE PEOPLE, google search may very well show just how much 'work' they put in.
It's not hard. Google the name of the texture. 'Dirt' 'Wood' 'Brick' 'Grass' 'Cobble'. etc etc someones adding the word 'texture' to the search also pulls up more. Most people making these packs are doing the same thing to find a match for their 'textures'. Some will find a large image and crop it down, that makes it harder yes, but you just look at what they have, and find any unique features/shapes/patterns and you can locate the bigger texture it's from.
Lets take REAL CRAFT for example...
Lets look at the dirt... notice the three distinctive dark streeks on it...now lets do a a simple google search for "DIRT"
Truth be told, you really only have to locate ONE texture in a pack, as if ones enough, they all are likely to be as well.
Wana try again? Lets look at his brick. Notice the brick has a chip in it, and two down has a dark hole between two.
Google Bricks...
This is an example of a texture thats been cropped from a bigger one, but sense we know what to look for, the chip and darker hole we can locate it... and it's the FIRST FREAKING TEXTURE. The cropped area being the bottom left.
I think I should start a topic on how to ID stolen textures like this... and stop the praising of stolen works.
It's one of the reasons I tend to avoid photorealism packs, unless they were made by someone credible.
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It's one of the reasons I tend to avoid photorealism packs, unless they were made by someone credible.
A simple google search can reveal so much. Many people will use a texture from the first batch listed. It's just a matter of looking at what they have, picking out distinguishing features then scanning for them.
O_O wow
Now I want to go through every realism pack & make sure they are original. Man, I feel lazy now. Now I'm going to go check every pack I see & make sure it's original.
@Taiine: I don't see the problem you have with RealCraft. All the person creating the pack is trying to do is to improve their Minecraft experience through using different textures. To obtain these textures, they use a simple Google search and choose a few textures from images. They mean no harm. There is nothing malevolent about this use of textures; no where in the thread of RealCraft do I see:
a) A claim that they created the textures themselves
Monetisation of the textures
So you are arguing that as long as no one meant any harm and doesn't claim to have made the textures nor makes money off of them, it is okay?
So I assume if I do a filter edit of Royale it would be perfectly okay as long as I do not post an ad.fly link and say I made it all myself?
I hope that this is not true and that my tiredness (been up for almost a week straight) is making me misunderstand your point.
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I am not trying to provoke a fight, I am just generally confused. Hopefully my poor word choice (not the best with words) does not misrepresent what I mean.
So you are arguing that as long as no one meant any harm and doesn't claim to have made the textures nor makes money off of them, it is okay?
So I assume if I do a filter edit of Royale it would be perfectly okay as long as I do not post an ad.fly link and say I made it all myself?
He never said it was okay, merely that there was no point for a rant when a simple comment on real craft's page could have let him/her know he/she shouldn't be using that texture as it's not royalty free.
inb4 argument though, I don't like where this topic is going...
@Taiine: I don't see the problem you have with RealCraft. All the person creating the pack is trying to do is to improve their Minecraft experience through using different textures. To obtain these textures, they use a simple Google search and choose a few textures from images. They mean no harm. There is nothing malevolent about this use of textures; no where in the thread of RealCraft do I see:
a) A claim that they created the textures themselves Monetisation of the textures
Sure, it'd be nice to credit the original texture creator to comply with a theoretical Creative Commons license, but writing a rant which is ostensibly directed at one person over something that could be solved with a helpful little comment - rather than an irascible one - in their thread is frankly unnecessary.
I think it's also important to note that all of us here who participate on a very artistic level with texturing have a comparative wealth of experience to someone who just decides they're going to make a little pack for their own use and, hey, given that I've made this - why don't I share it? Maybe someone else will enjoy it, too. There is a bifurcation of purpose which is, I think, serially missed throughout many posts such as yours: we - texture artists - know copyright laws and netiquette with regards to others' work and photographs, some kid who just discovered digital art may not; and ranting and raving at them for something they may have been ignorant of is not only unpleasant but also may put them off pursuing a fantastic and enjoyable hobby.
I ask you all, therefore, to post with a little more empathy and don't immediately assume malicious intent when you see some texture packs that don't exhibit purely original work.
Edit: just checked the license of the brick texture website: RealCraft has every right to use that texture.
I don't think anyone is assuming malicious intent, it's just expecting people to know and follow the law. Yes I understand not everyone knows the ins and outs of copyright law but it's their responsibility to know and follow laws relating to any activities they engage in, this includes the posting of "art" or whatever you want to call it. If someone got caught driving over the speed limit, and they say they didn't know it was illegal does that make it ok? No, they would be arrested for it anyway. Now I'm not going to lie, before I taught myself how to create pixel art I created my own "photo realism" pack. I did it because I didn't know how to create an original texture myself, and I wanted a texture pack that looked a certain way. The difference between me and the people taiine is talking about is that I didn't post that pack. I kept it for private use, and I still use it occasionally. But I haven't and never will do anything illegal with it.
He never said it was okay, merely that there was no point for a rant when a simple comment on real craft's page could have let him/her know he/she shouldn't be using that texture as it's not royalty free.
inb4 argument though, I don't like where this topic is going...
Was not trying to provoke a fight (I got PPNS for when I want to debate) I just wanted to make sure I understood what iipod was saying as that post did not make much sense when I read it. I am never good at word choice so please forgive any aggressiveness in my post.
Sorry to hear about the drive man; always have multiple backups! Also the ores look pretty nice, I love how you weave the ore veins into the cracks between rocks.
A lot of threads are missing, from what I can see.
Apparently, it's a snapshot from the forum on May 20th. But the TAU should have been there; even my WIP thread was transported over, and I only created that around the 18th or so.
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Curse PremiumShame to hear about the drive, sometimes catastrophe is just another word for opportunity. From what I see you've taken it in stride and come up ahead. I've had my own issue with a hard drive failure once, so many precious pics lost.... At least got *some* of them preserved.
Moral of the story, keep all files in triplicate at least and backup frequently.
I'm guessing it has to do with the sheer size of this thread.
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Curse PremiumJust as I was starting to catch up on the mobs too... Oh well, it can hardly be as annoying as horses and all their variants and armour.
I have a feeling this is going to be a fantasy-based mob, so I'd guess no piranhas. Hopefully this means they'll start adding life to the seas. (Coral and seaweed and whatnots.)
Looks great!!!
If they do, I hope they add multiple colors of jellyfish, with multiple colors of slime balls and slime blocks. Maybe even sticky pistons too.
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Retired StaffThis goes mostly for 'photo realism' packs.
Nearly every single one of them posted use google images for the textures, very fre,, ONE in fact that I have seem was using souly free to use textures. The rest take whatever looks nice no matter what the copyright is to.
I bring this up as I've been seeing people commending and praising the 'good work; of a few of these realism packs, yet a simple, SIMPLE PEOPLE, google search may very well show just how much 'work' they put in.
It's not hard. Google the name of the texture. 'Dirt' 'Wood' 'Brick' 'Grass' 'Cobble'. etc etc someones adding the word 'texture' to the search also pulls up more. Most people making these packs are doing the same thing to find a match for their 'textures'. Some will find a large image and crop it down, that makes it harder yes, but you just look at what they have, and find any unique features/shapes/patterns and you can locate the bigger texture it's from.
Lets take REAL CRAFT for example...
Lets look at the dirt... notice the three distinctive dark streeks on it...now lets do a a simple google search for "DIRT"
that didn't take long at all.
And the page it was taken from?
http://www.coroflot.com/shuttdown/other-work
That poor guys online PORTFOLIO.
Truth be told, you really only have to locate ONE texture in a pack, as if ones enough, they all are likely to be as well.
Wana try again? Lets look at his brick. Notice the brick has a chip in it, and two down has a dark hole between two.
Google Bricks...
This is an example of a texture thats been cropped from a bigger one, but sense we know what to look for, the chip and darker hole we can locate it... and it's the FIRST FREAKING TEXTURE. The cropped area being the bottom left.
I think I should start a topic on how to ID stolen textures like this... and stop the praising of stolen works.
It's one of the reasons I tend to avoid photorealism packs, unless they were made by someone credible.
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Retired StaffA simple google search can reveal so much. Many people will use a texture from the first batch listed. It's just a matter of looking at what they have, picking out distinguishing features then scanning for them.
O_O wow
Now I want to go through every realism pack & make sure they are original. Man, I feel lazy now. Now I'm going to go check every pack I see & make sure it's original.
So you are arguing that as long as no one meant any harm and doesn't claim to have made the textures nor makes money off of them, it is okay?
So I assume if I do a filter edit of Royale it would be perfectly okay as long as I do not post an ad.fly link and say I made it all myself?
I hope that this is not true and that my tiredness (been up for almost a week straight) is making me misunderstand your point.
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I am not trying to provoke a fight, I am just generally confused. Hopefully my poor word choice (not the best with words) does not misrepresent what I mean.
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Curse PremiumHe never said it was okay, merely that there was no point for a rant when a simple comment on real craft's page could have let him/her know he/she shouldn't be using that texture as it's not royalty free.
inb4 argument though, I don't like where this topic is going...
I don't think anyone is assuming malicious intent, it's just expecting people to know and follow the law. Yes I understand not everyone knows the ins and outs of copyright law but it's their responsibility to know and follow laws relating to any activities they engage in, this includes the posting of "art" or whatever you want to call it. If someone got caught driving over the speed limit, and they say they didn't know it was illegal does that make it ok? No, they would be arrested for it anyway. Now I'm not going to lie, before I taught myself how to create pixel art I created my own "photo realism" pack. I did it because I didn't know how to create an original texture myself, and I wanted a texture pack that looked a certain way. The difference between me and the people taiine is talking about is that I didn't post that pack. I kept it for private use, and I still use it occasionally. But I haven't and never will do anything illegal with it.
Was not trying to provoke a fight (I got PPNS for when I want to debate)