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UV Unwrap tool
UV mapping without Project from View
06 Exhaust ports
Using the Unwrap tool is a great way to UV map rounded
or more complex areas of a mesh – eg the Spitfire’s
exhaust ports. In Edge mode, select the edge of one of the
exhaust ports as shown in the screenshot. Set the
Iterations to 2,000 and use the Cylindrical projection d.
07 Multiple objects
Since we have six exhaust ports, we don’t want to have
to UV map each one individually. Select the exhaust port
polygons in the UV pane and Ctrl+C to Copy. Then select
the next exhaust port in the model pane. Back in the UV
pane, Ctrl+V to Paste the UV map, then move it over
slightly to the right. Repeat this step until all of the ports
are mapped e.
08 Sewing edges
After you have unwrapped the aerial, it will split in half,
so you’ll have to sew the sides back together. To do this,
select the edges on one portion of the UV map. The
corresponding edges will turn blue for the matching side.
Use Selected to sew the blue edges to the ones you have
selected. Or use Unselected to move the highlighted
edges towards the blue unselected edges.
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09 UV Unwrap
After you’ve sewed the aerial together, use the UV Relax
tool to edit the UV shape. Select the polygons of the UV
map, with Iterations at 100 and in Unwrap mode, click on
the UV pane to edit the map. It should now be more linear
in shape rather than warped-looking. Rotate the map to
a vertical position f.
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d Using the Unwrap tool on
the Spitfire’s exhaust port
e Creating UV maps for
duplicate objects
f Using the UV Relax tool to
adjust the UV map’s shape
Humber MkI modo 401, Photoshop (2009)
I wanted to start adding some armoured vehicles to my collection
and thought this little armoured car would fit well.
Me-262 modo 401, Photoshop (2008)
The only jet in my collection of CG aircraft. Modelled in modo and
textured in Photoshop. The diorama base represents the area in which
this plane is stored outside.
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