Join us this Saturday : Essential Texture Techniques Tutorial (Commercial)

Digital Art Live

We have a live webinar this Saturday (15th April) on texturing clothing.

If you've struggled with this side of content creation or would like to see a live demonstration of this happening, including a whole series of tips and tricks, then we'd love you to join us. Arki is presenting for 1.5 hours and we may go into more time depending on questions.

This webinar will soon be released in the tutorials section of the DAZ Store as part of a series of creating more complex clothing.

(if you can't make the live session, then still register and we'll send you the recording, otherwise wait for the store item to appear in the next few weeks)

Part 5 of Creating Complex Outfits in DAZ Studio

Package includes HD Recording

TEXTURING : Adding that Splash of Colour

Required: DAZ Studio 4.9 Pro and PS

It’s presented by Arki (Kim Schneider) who has been a long term vendor of complex garments.

Session 5 : “Adding that Splash of Colour”

Overview

1. Doing the Chores: Preparing a model for texturing
2. Pixel Nudging and Taming: 2D texturing in an image manipulation application
3. Dancing with Pixels: Preparing your 3D model for projection paint texturing
4. Smooth and Seamless: Eliminate texture seams in a 3d application vs texture seam hunting in a 2d app
5. Master Secret: Basic texturing tips: how to use your own resources to create simple materials or even tiling patterns

Details

Doing the Chores: Preparing a model for texturing

• Set figure to base resolution, zero pose and morphs, export with collapsed UV tiles; then use an application like UV Mapper Pro to create your own texture templates.

• Take care to isolate separate material zones for better detailing; create a simple UV layered template in .psd format

• Bonus: create custom AO maps with an application like xNormal

Pixel Nudging and Taming: 2D texturing in an image manipulation application

• Add basic patterns, colour fills, pattern fills…

• Add patterns, stitching…. always check back in UV Mapper Pro or DS

• Adjust pattern and fabric flow by hand, line up seams by hand.

Dancing with Pixels: Preparing your 3D model for projection paint texturing

• Create empty white texture templates for the different UV templates…

• Pose your model in the default pose and import it into your projection paint application

Smooth and Seamless: Eliminate texture seams in a 3d application vs texture seam hunting in a 2d app

• Demonstrate painting across seams in Blacksmith

• Load basic texture tile/fill texture and start adding a pattern/structure.

• Additional example of cloning a texture across a seam.

Master Secret: Basic texturing tips: how to use your own resources to create simple materials or even tiling patterns

• Wait and see….!

Presented by Kim Schneider