jason of the argo hi lo

[Kassar]

Very good model. I wanna see the maps and materials.

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[Reyes]

thanx,
the texturing is where i need help,i am good at freehand painting using photoshop/painter but really want to encompass some new techniques especially normal mapping(any tuts please donate)
normally when model is complete i then delete all symmetrical parts (to be mirrored later)
assign different id's to parts and uvw/unwrap in max using checker map in order to line it up nicely.once done i use textporter to get my mesh bitmap which i then paint in photoshop/painter.
But i wanna take my texturing further(ignoring normal mapping which i wanna learn)i want to take on vertex bake.
I have read endlessly different opinions on doing things but was taken with bob the seal's work and looked at his vertex baking tut,one thing i need to know does he get the model ready sim to my outline above before he sets up lights?
next(sorry for long post but really after serious answers so i can crack on).
As said earlier want to achieve that sheen effect on skin like fight night 2 is this achieved by using specular?(can someone go into detail or give links on tuts)
thanks for your time
one last thing on fight night2 there eyes look fanatastic-they have like a watery film over the eyeball any ideas,also when i paint highlights onto eye both eyes seem to have hightlight facing diff directions
again sorry for long post but want to get a good understanding of advanved texturing before i get into my model for my portfolio

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