Stamps and surface alphas
A stamp shapes each dab of a brush with a greyscale pattern. Bright parts are where the brush acts. Pick one in the Tool tab’s Stamp section.
Built-in stamps
Section titled “Built-in stamps”| Stamp | Looks like |
|---|---|
| Dots | Scattered round dots |
| Scales | Overlapping scales |
| Stone | Rough stone grain |
| Weave | A woven pattern |
| Rings | Concentric rings |
| Pores | Scattered pores of different sizes |
| Skin | Broken criss-cross creases with a few pores |
| Wrinkles | Long, wavering, tapering lines |
| Leather | Pebbled cells parted by fine creases |
| Cracks | Jagged cell borders |
| Stitches | A seam with slanted stitches |
| Rivet | A dome with a rim |
Using them
Section titled “Using them”- With Inflate, a stamp raises its pattern; inverted (Deflate), it presses it in. Pores press in; rivets raise.
- Use a Drag stroke to place one stamp at a time, sized and turned by the drag.
- Use wide spacing for a row of separate prints, close spacing for a continuous texture.
- Skin textures read best on a detail mesh, where they can be finer than the clay.
Your own stamps
Section titled “Your own stamps”Add any greyscale image as a stamp from the Stamp section. Shapeaway keeps your stamps with your settings.
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