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# 46 11-05-2003 , 02:22 PM

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Looking great! This is a super thread to follow along with. Any tips for UV unwrapping and painting?

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# 47 11-05-2003 , 10:49 PM

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Witchy... Uv map are tme consuming just use a lot of planar projections and make the map as flat as possible. As for paint I use maya for the basic layout of different colors than bring the file into photoshop for adding details.

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# 48 12-05-2003 , 02:03 AM

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So do you map each projection seperately or do you take them and adjust them into a single texture map for taking into PS? I find laying out UV's very difficult, all this cutting and sewing always seems to go strangely wrong. I have the UV map tut but I am still not quite getting there.

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# 49 12-05-2003 , 02:11 AM

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You have to break up the parts your trying to lay out to get a nice flat map, using planar projections.. once you have them all projected yes you have to do a tone of sewing to do.

Like I said it a very time consumming...

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# 50 12-05-2003 , 03:32 PM

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Pretty Much done.. will start my last model for my new reel this week.

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# 51 12-05-2003 , 03:34 PM

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# 52 12-05-2003 , 03:41 PM

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nice job

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# 53 12-05-2003 , 03:57 PM

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Thanks Mike..... good luck tomarrow=)

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# 54 13-05-2003 , 11:42 AM

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cool kurt

whats tommorow mike ? - if you dont mind me asking ?

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# 55 18-05-2003 , 06:41 AM

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Looking very good, Kurt!

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# 56 22-05-2003 , 07:53 PM

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i had to see.....EXCELLENT work my friend

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# 57 22-05-2003 , 08:41 PM

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Thanks mate.. still some slight color differences. if i have time i'll try and get them closer.

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# 58 23-05-2003 , 12:22 AM

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NICE, how did i miss this whole thread!! Anyways, great job kurt! I love VIVI user added image

.. he was originally just called the black mage in FF1.. or it was black wizard. Anyways, he was a awesome little dude.. Other than that though, i notice that your model could be squished down a bit, and also has a straight back, when vivi actualy has a major hunch, as you can see in that refrence picture that vector provided user added image

.. lookin realy good though kurt.

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# 59 23-05-2003 , 04:20 AM

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Whoah- way to go. you are definitely "the man"!! top notch fer sure!! :wow:

could we get a peek at your UV's? user added image

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# 60 23-05-2003 , 04:25 AM

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yes yes !! that would be great to see the different maps

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