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Old 09-04-2013, 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by crkhobbit [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]
I know I'm late to this thread (I'm new here), but I thought I would point out a good technique that I've used to clean up pictures that might work for texture files.

• Open the image in PS
• Increase size by 400%
• Copy the layer
• Add a subtle gaussian blur to the top layer - might need to play with the settings, but generally 1px is good
• Set top layer to "Soft Light" and that's it

On pictures taken with digital cameras, this will remove the artifacts and weird colored pixels that the camera creates - making the colors and lines smoother. You can also over-do it a bit to get that Glamour Shots look.

And the important part, if this process works, you can simply use the batch function in photoshop to do the same process to all of your textures, saving infinite time.
We are not talking about pictures of your girlfriend lol. There is a TON of work involved in what they are doing.