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Originally Posted by Tiros
Hmm, don't be afraid of a pixelated normalmap.. it might look good being rather sharp actually.. depends on what kind of surface it's on. Usually, I only create my normal maps running part of the diffuse through and putting it at different opacity values, with a neutral background 
Oh, and.. Seashells instead of wood? 
As for the Ambient Occlousion (AO), sampson has got a link to a tutorial he made on it, further up this page in his sig
Soon throwing up the vote, if anyone has an entry to submit, do it now! 
I'll have to run off buying snuff (snus) before I go mad though, so I'll be back in about an hour.
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Thanks for the comments and direction! (Samson, your AO tutorial is perfect!!) Yea, pixels are nice when appropriate, but mine keep coming out with unnecessary noise. I definitely want to try different opacity levels... I don't know why I didn't think about that before.
As for the "shells", they're actually pebbles/rocks embedded in grout. (#1 tip-off that you didn't do a good job: your texture is confused for something else...
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Thank you thank you for your help! This is my third attempt (only the second to make it before deadline), and I've learned a great deal from each submission! It's awesome. Thanks.