UV-Mapping problem

[schmu_20mol]

c'mon fellas...no one got an idea?
hope you're joking...there should be a way to solve this ;)

[fozz]

Well, you could fix it by unwelding (ctrl u) and then drag the vertices where you want them.
Perhaps you should consider using cylindrical mapping instead of Atlas for your face? They usually gives you better UV's to paint on.

[schmu_20mol]

thx fozz....really appreciate your help...so let's get it on ;)

[leigh]

*Obi Wan voice* Use the cylindrical projection!

Seriously, cylindrical projections (on the Y-axis) work best for heads ;)
And yeah, when editing your UVs, always unweld your points - that way they do not affect the rest of the map. Doing this will enable you to fix those polys that are stretching over the map.

Have you read this thing that I wrote for the Lightwave site?
Standard Projection Techniques Vs The Painstaking Art of UV Mapping (http://www.lightwave3d.com/tutorials/surface/texturing_for_dummies_002/index.html) :)

Also, you can check out this (http://leigh.cgcommunity.com/making_of.htm), which is a little bit that I wrote about how I went about modelling and texturing my orcs head that I made in LightWave :)

Hope this helps!

[schmu_20mol]

thx leigh ....you're the man ;)...hush.. the woman :D

[leigh]

Hehehe, anytime :thumbsup:

Let us know if you get the problem fixed! If you are still having any problems, don't hesitate to drop me a line ;)

[schmu_20mol]

sure i'll do so...i just heard such a obi wan voice: get the model completely finished ;) ....tomorrow night it'd to be finished ....setting myself thight deadlines...have to finish this one ;)

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