The ten top tips of texturing

Started by Kadri, March 30, 2010, 11:07:07 PM

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Kadri

 :)
There was a older tutorial about object making and texturing (i think ?).
If i could find it i would post it here too. sometimes it helps me too to go back to these tutorials ones more  ;)

Kadri

#4
Not the one i mentioned above (still looking  :)) but another good one i found on Newtek.com about texturing hard surface,sci-fi type objects :
A little hard to read. I increased the Firefox zoom to read it better. Be sure to download the PDF . It hasn't such a problem .

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?t=373024



Kadri


To design a realistic looking tea cup :
(I found it interesting.Not everything has to be made in 3D.This is an example!)

http://www.pxleyes.com/tutorial/photoshop/1862/Create-an-Ultra-Realistic-Tea-Cup-From-Scratch.html







Kadri

#14
In this link you will find this 4 PDF tutorials-articles :

"1. So You Want to be a 3D Artist? (56kb PDF Document)

A guide to the questions that many beginner 3D artists find themselves asking.
Save yourself the time and effort of bugging busy professionals, and read this instead.
Updated periodically to include new questions and information.

01. Texturing for Dummies (7.5Mb PDF Document, includes images)

A 15 page, illustrated guide aimed at introducing the fundamentals of texturing,
covering the various aspects of surface (colour, diffuse, reflection, bump, etc) and giving some advice for getting started as a texture painter.

02. Size Does Count! (81kb PDF Document)

What size are you supposed to create your textures?
This article will solve this mystery for you! Learn to calculate the correct size for your textures to maximise quality and detail.
This article pertains to texturing for film/TV, and not for games.

03. Photoshop Tips and Tricks for Texturing Artists (540Kb PDF Document)

17 Fully illustrated pages of Photoshop goodness
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A little old but good articles . I think she is one of the  CGTalk Forums moderators . One of the little too strict ones ( http://workshops.cgsociety.org/instructors/leigh_van_der_byl/) :)

I put this link mostly because of the "Texturing for Dummies" pdf here.

http://www.leighvanderbyl.com/tutorials.html