What is bump mapping in Minecraft?

Bump mapping is a texture mapping technique in computer graphics for simulating bumps and wrinkles on the surface of an object. This is achieved by perturbing the surface normals of the object and using the perturbed normal during lighting calculations.

Why is bump mapping used?

Bump Maps. Bump maps create the illusion of depth and texture on the surface of a 3D model using computer graphics. Textures are artificially created on the surface of objects using grayscale and simple lighting tricks, rather than having to manually create individual bumps and cracks.

What is bump mapping in Minecraft and how does it work?

A modder named Dmitriy is using bump mapping and other techniques to give each of Minecraft’s blocks a more believable, textured look, and the results are almost as transformative as adding RTX ray tracing into Minecraft.

What is the difference between normal mapping and bump mapping?

The normal maps are then mapped onto a lower-resolution game-ready version of the model, so that the original high-resolution detail is rendered using the normalmap. Bump mapping is a relatively old graphics technique, but is still one of the core methods required to create detailed realistic realtime graphics.

What is the difference between normalmap and texture?

The screws, grooves and scratches are defined in a normalmap, which modifies how light reflects off the surface of this low-poly plane, giving the impression of 3D detail. As well as the rivets and screws, a texture allows us to include far more detail like subtle bumps and scratches.

Where can I download the stylized resource pack?

You can download the lite pack from the Dmitriy’s Stylized Resource Pack site, which is also where you’ll find links to his Patreon if you decide you want to support his work and see the full pack. It’s not finished yet – right now it’s in beta while he works through the basic blocks before taking on more complex objects with animation.