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Hussam-CG
10-26-2005, 04:07 PM
Hi everyone,
well,i'm working on a funny bull character and
here's what I came up with the modeling up to now

http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/4880/bull58ig.jpg (http://imageshack.us/)
.... still needs a lot of modeling work , but my question is about the texturing ...i'm using 3ds max 7..
I'm having a fight with UVW's !
as you can see this character is kinda smooth and organic, what do advice me to do with it's texturing ? can u explain to me what do I have to do to texture it perfectly, in this pic you see I did some texturing ,but it's only using a plannar map (mapped to the side of the bull)..so it's clear that on his back above the head, the map stretches a lot,and it doesnt look good at all, but if I did several maps for each body part...how can I get rid of the obvious seams between them ?
tell me what do u think,and if you have some links to some good tutorials \tips about uvw mapping for organic characters i'd appreciate it, i found some but they werent so helpful...
I hope you liked this bull anyway..comments?:)
thanks in advance
Hussam
Kickflipkid687
10-28-2005, 02:42 PM
I think he looks really cool! I also am in need of some texturing help in max 7. I have learned to rig characters now somehwat decent, and need to learn how to UVW map and unwrap correctly so i can map my other character i made, then get her rigged up.
Hussam-CG
10-29-2005, 01:26 AM
thanks mate,
its interesting to know that you've learned rigging before going into texturing,do u use any preset rig (biped,CAT..) or max bones ?
i'm still waiting for some help, and i'm wondering why there is not much replies till now,:)
post something guys... what are your suggestions about texturing this bull ?
see ya,
Hussam
Kickflipkid687
10-29-2005, 05:45 AM
hey,

well what i do is use the bone tools, and make each bone that i need, and name them. just add some IK handles, then use some control shapes and link and wire sometimes to the bones. Then i need to setup up custom attributes to the hands and feet to make finger curls and feet rolls. Then i apply the skin modifier to my mesh, and just start working on the deformations. I setup many differnet poses in a animation so i can run the animation and see if my skin weighting is working or not. Im still very very new to rigging, but im starting to get it :). I some what know how to uvw map, but not really.
paulodio
10-30-2005, 05:33 PM
Hi

I am having the same problem you have.
I think you will have to unrwap the mesh and paint it on photoshop, though i have never tried it my self.
If you are using max 8 there is a tool that will do it for you, i have heard.

The way i do it is keep my work simple.
If you are going to animate it no need to map each poli.

Model it, rig it and animate it

Just keep it simple.
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