I have a texture map that came with a product.
Specifically its "The Casino: Poker"

Its a very nice product, however the Poker Table texture is a bit low resolution for my needs.
Is there any trick involved in creating a higher res texture that will keep the same mapped proportions.
So if its currently 1024 x 1024 and I want something 2500 x 2500, how do I roll with this?

Like a lot of folks, I've not ever created a texture map from scratch (only Photoshopped existing ones)

Thanks gang.

There's no simple way to do what you want. It's easy to make an image smaller, but making an image larger doesn't work as well. You cannot make a low-res texture map high-res just by making it bigger.

If you plan to paint your own texture, you can make it any size you want. Photoshop and other graphics programs have a "constrain proportions" option, that will keep the proportions the same no matter how large or small or make the image. Use the original texture as a template, and resize it as large as you want.

randym77 is right, I found out the hard way that you can't upsize a texture, it came out all blurred close to the camera. For distance shots it's acceptable but not for close ups. thefixer, poser coord.

perhaps ketok's question would be better answered in the photoshop forum. although vector artwork is easily scaled up, for bitmapped images one can try "genuine fractals" and bicubic interpolation.

Just resize the map and paint over it.

Actually it can be done ... not by bicubic interpolation, but by s-spline curves.
It's not cheap though: http://www.benvista.com/main/content/content.php

Take a look at the PhotoZoom Professional package.
I have had very good experience with an-age old version of that software called "S-Spline".

Try out the trial... I assure you'll be amazed!

Message edited on: 11/17/2005 02:45