Join Ryan Kittleson for an in-depth discussion in this video Making the most of texture channels, part of Mudbox 2013 Essential Training.
Now that we've got the basics of paint layers and texture channels understood, I…want to do a fun mini project that really ties all of the stuff together with a…few tips and tricks thrown in.…Texture channels and paint layers are really so versatile that it can be…overwhelming and hard to see how they can really be put to use.…So, for this video, I want to demonstrate how all of this can actually be used in a real project.…We're going to make a Venetian mask on the Basic head.…Now let's go ahead and make a new diffuse layer. Okay, it looks good, and what I…want to do is fill this with black. It might not make a lot of sense at first,…but you'll see where I'm going with this layer.…
You get the paint brush with a nice big size on it, and it's going to color…black, and I am just going to paint over the whole thing.…Okay, great. I am going to hit G to turn off the grid. It's just kind of annoying.…Now I'm going to pick the color White, and I want to paint where I want a…Venetian mask to be, so let me just zoom in here.…
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7/26/2012- Optimizing a Wacom tablet for Mudbox
- Navigating the 3D space
- Editing materials
- Sculpting with stamps, stencils, and layers
- Creating and importing UV maps
- Texturing with Ptex
- Painting bump maps
- Creating ambient occlusion and displacement maps
- Posing characters with jointed skeletons
- Lighting a scene
- Rendering still images and movies from Mudbox
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Introduction54s
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Using the exercise files1m 1s
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1. Getting Started
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Loading a model3m 18s
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Moving the camera3m 43s
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Focusing and framing1m 33s
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Customizing hotkeys4m 42s
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Editing materials5m 46s
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Using the selection tools4m 37s
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Selection tips and tricks3m 13s
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2. Sculpting
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Sculpting in Mudbox5m 49s
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Customizing the sculpt tools4m 28s
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Using stamps4m 12s
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Using stencils5m 50s
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Sculpting with layers3m 16s
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Editing sculpt layers3m 3s
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3. Working with Multiple Objects
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Using the Object List4m 1s
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Translating objects3m 12s
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4. Painting Textures
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Using UV maps3m 58s
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Creating and importing UVs3m 39s
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Creating paint layers2m 35s
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Using basic painting tools4m 34s
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Editing stencils4m 54s
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Working with paint layers4m 15s
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Texturing with Ptex5m 20s
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5. Using Texture Channels
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Painting bump maps6m 21s
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Making normal maps4m 44s
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Generating displacement maps3m 48s
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6. Posing a Character
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Creating joint skeletons3m 23s
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Painting weights4m 50s
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Posing a character2m 41s
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7. Presenting Work
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Lighting the scene5m 17s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 45s
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