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# 1 19-06-2007 , 10:32 AM

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hi guys im relatively new to maya(been using it for 6months)now the problem is this after modelling i have noticed that everybody uses photoshop for textures and painting. i know how to use zbrush so do i still have to learn photoshop

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# 2 19-06-2007 , 10:40 AM

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Not realy, but it's a definate advantage, on thing is that if you export from Zbrush to maya you have to flip the texture (as Z has a different coordiante system (think that the y axis is down rarther than up if I remember rightly) You can do it in maya if you needet too.

Also think of if you texture something in Z brush and when its in maya it dosent really look how you want, using PS you can just simply alter the colour balance etc to suit.

Also Photoshops a lot easier when texturing ciritan object.

all in all I would learn is as it's got lots of fundamental things that you will probably need.

On a side note you dont have to use Photoshop, any other image manipulating tool will do the job, I would reccommend GIMP, its free and does all the same things that Photoshop does, and possibly more.

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# 3 19-06-2007 , 10:46 AM

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thanks for the quick reply could you give me a link where i can download this and its tutorials

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# 4 19-06-2007 , 10:50 AM

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https://www.gimp.org/

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# 5 19-06-2007 , 10:57 AM

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cool frm the way you answer questions you seem like a master at this so how long does it usually take you to texture lets say a human model?

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# 6 19-06-2007 , 12:16 PM

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haha, I wish!

To texture a model, depends really on how realisitc I want, i'm not great at texturing, especially organic's I mainly rely on photo ref and use Z brush's projection master to texture using hi res photo's. which all in all would take a while to do (well) cant really put a time on it to be honest.

I'm currently doing the challence on this site (in the challenge fourm, dive in and have a look, shameless plug there!) Where I'll be texturing that model when I get onto it, which will probably take a while as i'll be painting all the textures in Zbrush with maybe a bit of photoshop.

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