Which texturing style you like more?

[PatPL]

Left one - Smooth, one color texture with gradients

Pros:

- Texture easier to create

- No seams to correct

- I can place more detailed stickers (Look at caution sign)

- It looks better to me

Cons:

- You may not like it

Right one - Noisy texture created in GIMP

Pros:

- May look better sometimes

Cons:

- More work at creating texture, dealing with seams

- I can't place very detailed stickers

Tell me what you think.

[RainDreamer]

the noisy texture is only probably good if your parts are procedural. Otherwise the left one is better.

[T-Bouw]

Although I don't like the color bands of the left, it does look more 3-dimensional than the right one. That one looks "flat" by comparison.

[Clockwork_werewolf]

Can I ask what program you are using to make these? If it doesn't have layers you should look into getting a program that does like paint.net (it's what I use). It allows you to make "noisy" textures while having a higher layer with things like "stickers" on it. The noise can still be a problem with seams but that's a different matter.

I often have a "base" layer with the background colour, one for even dirt, one for spots for random dirt, one for detail, one for writing, one for the original UV so I can see it's position (it is deleted in the finished image) and any other layers I need.