Banding Problems with the Chest

I am working on the texturing of the chest, but there is some weird "banding" on the boards.  I have not observed any similar problems on the metal.

  • William Miller(williamatics) replied

    I just noticed that it only shows up in the viewport, not the UV editor.  Note to self: Fix problems yourself instead of waiting weeks for someone to figure it out for you.

  • Wayne Dixon replied

    Hi williamatics 

    That looks like it might be a bug - can you post your file somewhere and I'll take a look at it.

  • William Miller(williamatics) replied

    http://pasteall.org/blend/index.php?id=52457

    There are no textures included, but a quick brush stroke on the boards will show banding.  The metal parts of the chest are not affected.

  • spikeyxxx replied

    williamatics hi!

    Could it be your Graphics Card? I don't get any banding in your file...

  • William Miller(williamatics) replied

    Perhaps.  I do have a really bad computer.

  • spikeyxxx replied

    I have an ancient PC... What I meant was getting the latest driver..

  • William Miller(williamatics) replied

    What is a driver and how do I get one?

  • William Miller(williamatics) replied

    Will it fix words not showing up in my file browser?

  • spikeyxxx replied

    Look up what graphics card you're computer is using and 'Google' driver for that card. It depends on your OS (Windows, Mac,...), but you'll find instructions on how to install the latest driver.

    And yes, it can fix anything that you can or cannot see, it's not a guarantee, but it is possible.

  • William Miller(williamatics) replied

    Thank you.

  • Wayne Dixon replied

    Let me know how you get on with this William.

    There's isn't any banding on my machine so maybe your version of Blender happens to hate your machine.


    You can also try downloading one of the daily builds.

    It might be a bug with your specific graphics card that has been rectified.  (2.81 has A LOT of fixes compared with 2.80)

  • William Miller(williamatics) replied

    Updating the graphics drivers fixed the text problem but not the banding.  I'll try 2.81.