Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
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Combining two shaders into one
Basically, rather than baking something out (like AO) and then combining it with a painted texture in photoshop I want to do it at render time.
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Though the workflow for using the Layered Texture node is similar to the Layered Shader, using the Layered Texture node.
The Layered Shader has an attribute called compositing flag that causes the shader type to layer materials or layer textures. You can use this to layer textures with the Layered Shader node. However, using the Layered Texture node is recommended because you can set many more options.
If you choose the texture option for the compositing flag, you must plug the whole network into a material (for example, Phong or Blinn).
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you can multiply your AO map over your texture before you plug the texture into your shader. just use a multiply node.
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@honestdom Thanks, I didn't know that, that would have saved me so much time in the past.
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