Blend Normal node

Left Toolbar > Normal icon Normal Nodes > Blend Normal icon Blend Normal

The Blend Normal node blends two normal images by rotating the normals of the first image by the amount defined by the angles of the second image.

inputs
To<em>Normal</em>In fg

To<em>Normal</em>In bg

output
Generate.png image The normals in the baked sphere image get rotated by the normals in the checker image. The effect of the rotation starts at 40 degrees and finishes at 50 degrees.

Procedure

To blend the normals of two images in Normal Color Mode:

  1. On the left toolbar choose Normal Nodes > Blend Normal. Normal icon > Blend Normal icon

  2. Drag the Blend Normal icon into the Node Graph.

    Blend Normal node

  3. Connect the output of an image node into the bg** input in the Blend Normal node.

  4. Connect the output of an image node into the fg input in the Blend Normal node.

  5. Adjust the attributes of the Blend Normal node to modify the blending of the two normal images.

Inputs

bg
An image in Normal Color Mode.

fg
An image in Normal Color Mode.

mask
An image in Color Color Mode that will be used for masking zones in the input image and preventing them to get modified.

Outputs

image
An image in Normal Color Mode with final result.

Attributes Panel

Blend Normal attributes

Multiply
Multiplies the output angle by the given value, increasing or decreasing the strength of the normal.

Angle Start
Angle on the image input image at which the perturbation starts.

Angle End
Angle on the image input image at which the perturbation ends.

Angle Fade
Angle of transition between areas with full and no normal perturbation.

Note: If the Angle Start is greater than the Angle End the perturbation effect is reversed.

Samples

Blend Normal sample 01
Blend Normal ex

Angle Start: 90, Angle End: 60, Angle Fade: 10

Blend Normal sample 02
Blend Normal ex

Angle Start: 60, Angle End: 90, Angle Fade: 10

Blend Normal sample 03
Blend Normal ex

Angle Start: 10, Angle End: 00, Angle Fade: 10

Blend Normal sample 04
Blend Normal ex

Angle Start: 60, Angle End: 40, Angle Fade: 10

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