3D Creative December 2015

3DCREATIVE MAGAZINE | Texturing sci-fi ships with MARI
Transferring textures to the specular channel
Adding textures to the ship’s engine
Texturing the engine: Now we need to start filling in some of these
10 white parts on the engine. I’ve supplied a texture called ‘old polished
metal’ in the texture downloads to use on the main part of the engine and for
the propeller strut. For the piping we can apply the copper texture supplied.
By applying textures in separate layers and using an adjustment stack we can
tune the lightness or hue of metals to slightly differentiate them if desired.
Updating the specular map: Using the textures we have already
11 painted from the diffuse channel, we can now duplicate them and
drag them across into the specular channel stack. Then we need to apply
an adjustment stack and desaturate the color, then depending on what the
material is we can change its opacity to be darker or lighter in the specular
channel. By using an adjustment stack on each layer, we can darken or
lighten parts using the HSV value slider. Remember: the whiter, the shinier.
Filling in the window textures
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