With my ladder unwrapped in a tiling texture and the rungs unwrapped and hammer…handle unwrapped as well, I'm ready to start getting a wood grain on and seeing…if I have enough wood to go on that ladder.…I've created in Photoshop some wood and I'm going to bring that in and see how this looks.…In Photoshop I've made some straight grain wood so this should tile fairly…nicely from top to bottom.…As an option for creating tileable textures we can use the Offset tool. I'm going…to take my layers, group them by pressing Ctrl+G, hold Alt and clone that group…down and then flatten the group by pressing Ctrl+E. Now I am going to use the…Offset tool choosing Filter > Other > Offset.…
This wood will tile side-to-side nicely, but it's really the Vertical…tilling that I care about.…This map is about 3000 pixels square. I'm going to reduce it, but I need to get…that tiling right first.…I am going to move this down by 600, and see how it looks.…Am I getting any obvious repeats or any issues?…Some, so this is a place to make sure I've got some straight grain wood, or if I…
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6/21/2012Note: A familiarity of basic modeling and unwrapping techniques in 3ds Max and a working knowledge of Photoshop will help you get the most out of this course.
- Laying out the overall form
- Planning for modular textures and models
- Adding the framing components
- Laying out the UV coordinates
- Creating bump maps
- Painting diffuse textures
- Setting up a library of textures
- Converting bump maps to normal maps
- Testing maps
- Laying out a texture sheet for multiple tools
- Using a high poly to low poly workflow
- Baking out normals and ambient occlusion for rusty and dirty surfaces
- Modeling furniture
Skill Level Intermediate
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3ds Max 2013 Essential Training
with Aaron F. Ross7h 9m Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome57s
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Using the exercise files2m 22s
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1. Modeling a Large Prop (Shipping Container)
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Adding the side panels2m 33s
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Unwrapping the sides2m 10s
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Unwrapping one corner box2m 25s
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2. Texturing the Shipping Container
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Adding details to the doors2m 55s
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Adding soft rust3m 57s
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Adding rust bubbles3m 46s
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Testing the maps5m 54s
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3. Modeling Tools and Small Props
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Modeling a sledgehammer2m 52s
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Modeling a ladder5m 6s
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Unwrapping for the ladder5m 47s
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Placing the clean texture5m 51s
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Painting galvanized steel6m 59s
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Adding dirt and wear6m 48s
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4. Modeling Furniture
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Blocking out the basic form5m 26s
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Refining the silhouette3m 31s
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Unwrapping for the chair7m 53s
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Painting the fabric6m 26s
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Laying out the wood texture5m 49s
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5. Painting a Wood Texture from Scratch
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Adding knots3m 2s
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6. Workflow and Integration
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Overview of normal maps1m 45s
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Overview of the pipeline2m 41s
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Smoothing groups2m 50s
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Adding hinges5m 42s
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7. Sculpting and Painting in Mudbox
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Painting in Mudbox5m 34s
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8. Ambient Occlusion and Specularity
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Painting a specular map6m 36s
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9. Importing into Unity and Testing
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Refining materials4m 37s
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Conclusion
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