3d art

UV Relax
Sometimes the first attempt at
relaxing the map doesn’t
work. With Interactive
checked, you can continue to
adjust the UVs. Each time you
click on the map at a vertex
point, a blue square appears
that can be moved around.
These areas are also pinned
and allow you to edit the
specific section without the
entire shape moving.
h Setting up the new paint file
in modo prior to Photoshop
i Adding the basic camouflage
pattern using the Hard brush
j Starting to add the correct
base colours, panel lines
and rivets
h
Painting in modo and Photoshop
Adding a little colour
10 Exporting the UV map
Finish UV mapping the model using the techniques
explained. Refer to the files provided as a guide for the
different areas to see how to go about laying out the UVs.
The next step is to export your map as an EPS to open in
Photoshop. Go to Texture>Export UVs to EPS and give the
file a name of your choice g.
11 Setting up a new texture
Before doing anything within Photoshop, paint in basic
colours in modo to get everything lined up. In the Paint tab,
go to Utilities>Add Color Texture, then name the file and set
it to 4096 x 4096 pixels. If you haven’t given your model a
new texture yet, do so now, then drag it into the new
Material group h.
12 Painting in the base colours in modo
Now, under Paintbrush, select the Hard brush. At this point,
you can choose any colour you like as it will be replaced
later in Photoshop. Using the reference image provided, you
can paint in the basic camouflage. No need to worry about
the underside as that remains a single colour. Painting in
modo also allows you to paint across separate UV maps i.
g The finished UV map ready to export as an EPS
13 Setting up your files in Photoshop
Open the UV map as an RGB at a size of 4096 x 4096
pixels. Next open the colour map saved from modo.
Ctrl+click the layer to create a selection and then Copy and
Paste it to the UV file, keeping the UV layer on top. You
may need to invert the UV layer so that it’s white to make it
a little easier to see.
14 Painting in the base colours
in Photoshop
Now that we can see where our camouflage is going in
relation to the UV map, we can start adding base colours.
For the panel lines, use a 1px black line. To create the rivets,
use a hard-edged brush. In the brush options, under Brush
Tip Shape set Spacing to 300%. Click once to begin and
Shift+click to finish j.
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