Textures - Quality

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Quality Guideline: Textures - Quality

Appears in: General Guidelines, and Pets - Accessories & Genetics

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Possible Assessments

Category	Title	Description
General Guidelines	Multiple issues	There appear to be multiple issues with the textures of this item or items, such as unintended seams, distortion, or the textures being blurry or pixelated.
General Guidelines	Blurry and/or Pixelated	Some or all of the textures appear to be blurry or pixelated.
General Guidelines	Seams	Some or all of the textures have noticeable "seams" where the texture does not repeat seamlessly.
General Guidelines	Distorted	Some or all of the textures appear to be distorted. This may be due to issues with the texture itself, or (if this is a custom/modified mesh) the mesh's UV map.
General Guidelines	None	There are no major issues with texture quality!
Pets - Accessories & Genetics	None	The markings uploaded do not appear to have any fur texture around the edges. To make markings look realistic and natural, make sure to create a subtle fur texture.
Pets - Accessories & Genetics	None	The textures of the markings appear unusually pixellated or blurry. Make sure that you are saving the textures in the correct size and format, for maximum clarity. :)
Pets - Accessories & Genetics	None	There is some fur texture on the markings, but it appears to be a bit blocky or a tad bit unrealistic.
Pets - Accessories & Genetics	None	These markings have adequate textures! Yay!
Pets - Accessories & Genetics	None	Your markings are crisp with nice fur textures and no blurriness to be found! Excellent work!
Pets - Accessories & Genetics	None	Your fantasy or non-realistic marking has no need for fur textures and otherwise looks great!

General Guidelines

It's important that textures should look like the materials they are supposed to represent, and don't have any major issues in image quality that negatively affect the appearance of your item. Downloaders want items with good texture quality that look good in game and are free from any distracting or strange textures.

Some of the most common problems we see include:

Seams

Sometimes textures which are meant to appear smooth and uninterrupted may show undesired "seams" if the textures don't line up correctly. This is often most visible with geometric patterns, which will show a clear break in the pattern.

Blurry or pixelated

The textures you use should be clear and crisp, not blurry or pixelated. Working from low-quality source material will negatively affect the final appearance of your creations, which makes your work less attractive to downloaders.

Never enlarge a small texture file to fit on your project. This causes the textures to appear blurry, pixelated, or "crunchy", due to the extra "junk pixels" which are added in the enlarging process. Downsizing a big texture file is fine, though!

Distortion

[talk about screwy textures AND screwy UV maps]

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Examples

Seamless

It's impossible to tell where one side of this texture ends and the other begins! This is ideal. There are no distracting or unintended breaks in the texture, which means that the pattern can continue uninterrupted all the way around the dress.

Seam

The patterns on either side of this dress do not line up correctly where they meet. This creates an obvious "seam" which interrupts the pattern.

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