Pixel Joint Forum: Cave floor tile

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   I've been banging my head against a wall here for a few days now, and I cannot for the life of me figure out a way to get this to work!

I'm trying to create a tile-able cave floor texture that doesn't look like generic cobblestone— since that...doesn't actually look like a cave floor.

Here are two of my attempts thus far, something inbetween the two— smooth yet also somewhat rough— is the ideal I am going for. Something with depth, that isn't just a flat cracked tile. Each of these is a 70x70 image containing 4 separate tiles. There were a number of now deleted attempts as well.

It is worth noting that, yes, I have looked at many an image of cave floors for reference. I just cannot figure how to translate that into pixels— and despite my efforts I have yet to find any pixel ref that isn't cobblestone.

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Timepool Seaman Joined: 17 October 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Topic: Cave floor tile Posted: 03 July 2019 at 10:07am
	I've been banging my head against a wall here for a few days now, and I cannot for the life of me figure out a way to get this to work! I'm trying to create a tile-able cave floor texture that doesn't look like generic cobblestone— since that...doesn't actually look like a cave floor. Here are two of my attempts thus far, something inbetween the two— smooth yet also somewhat rough— is the ideal I am going for. Something with depth, that isn't just a flat cracked tile. Each of these is a 70x70 image containing 4 separate tiles. There were a number of now deleted attempts as well. It is worth noting that, yes, I have looked at many an image of cave floors for reference. I just cannot figure how to translate that into pixels— and despite my efforts I have yet to find any pixel ref that isn't cobblestone.
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the_ally_cat Seaman Joined: 14 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 03 July 2019 at 4:13pm
	What don't you like about these tiles specifically?
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Timepool Seaman Joined: 17 October 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Posted: 03 July 2019 at 4:21pm
	The first is more akin to cobblestone, it's a bunch of loose stones just sorta piled together rather than a connected, stable, flooring. The second is too smooth, looking more like excavated and worn stone rather than a natural cave floor.
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the_ally_cat Seaman Joined: 14 December 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Posted: 03 July 2019 at 5:12pm
	I like the palette of the first one but for what I think you want I think work on the second one a bit. The texture is a bit random at the moment, some cracks and then some scuffs (?) here's an example of a similar texture that you may like to see https://twitter.com/agnesheyer/status/729749052577988609
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Timepool Seaman Joined: 17 October 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Posted: 03 July 2019 at 6:15pm
	Oh yes, thank you— that is similar to the kind of thing I am going for! I'll give it another go with that in mind.
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Timepool Seaman Joined: 17 October 2016 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5	Posted: 03 July 2019 at 7:47pm
	Alright, think I'm much happier with this one! Thanks again!
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