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# 1 02-05-2007 , 08:27 AM

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Sandman300 - May - Texturing

hello, It seems that I'm the only Lightwaver over at SL so I'm going to post over here as well. I haven't done any UV mapping since the challenge I did some time back. I still remember some of the basics. Althow I'm taking my time. I'm looking forward to using the new Node based texturing system that lightwave has. As well as a new book on texturing that I should be getting soon.

I used Maya ... I think it was at V3. way back, I seem to remember the texturing was node based then. In any case i'm looking forward to the challenge.:attn:

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# 2 02-05-2007 , 04:49 PM

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Looking good so far ^_^

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# 3 03-05-2007 , 03:24 AM

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Thanks, Some More done. Its Miller Time. Well not really but its the thought that counts.

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# 4 04-05-2007 , 03:29 AM

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working on the texture for the chain.

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# 5 04-05-2007 , 11:17 AM

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That chain texture looks really good, how did you make it? Did you make it in PS?

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# 6 04-05-2007 , 11:47 AM

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I'm glad you like it. Actually, I made it in Lightwave. I just modeled 1 ring and then set up an array. I rendered out a pic with even lighting. What you see is a test of the pic used as a texture on a polygon. I plan to use it on his under shirt

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# 7 04-05-2007 , 02:23 PM

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cool chain mail! looking forward to seeing how this looks on the model. by the way - what's an array and is there something similar in maya?

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# 8 04-05-2007 , 02:40 PM

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An array is something like automatically coppying and pasting at a defined distance from the original. there is also a radial array. sortof like cloning in a line. besides these, there is a too called rail clone. that works similar to array except you can use a spline to dedine the path. I actually don't know if Maya has these type of tools. I'd imagine there is something comparable. user added image