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Blender 2.8 UV Mapping

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Overview

Improve your UV mapping skills. Learn how to use UV mapping to apply textures to 3D objects in Blender 2.8.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • UV mapping in Blender 2.8
  • What you should know
1. UV Mapping Fundamentals
  • What is UV mapping?
  • Marking seams and unwrapping
  • Testing for stretching
  • Seams and applying scale
  • Arranging UV islands
  • Using the UV map for texturing
  • UV mapping a cylindrical object
  • Adding the soda can texture
  • Using smart UV project
  • Creating a wood texture in Krita
  • Creating and applying a normal map
2. Project #1: UV Mapping and Texturing a Dumpster
  • Beginning the UV map of the dumpster
  • Continuing the UV map of the dumpster
  • UV mapping the wheel
  • Organizing the UV map
  • Finishing the dumpster UV map
  • Beginning the dumpster texture in Krita
  • Finishing the dumpster texture map
  • Applying the texture map to different materials
3. Project #2: UV Mapping and Texturing a Building
  • Beginning to UV map building 01
  • Continuing to UV map building 01
  • Finishing the UV map building 01
  • Using the stitch tool
  • Testing the texture size in Krita
  • Creating the color map for the building
  • Finishing the building textures
  • Creating materials and applying textures
4. Project #3: Baking a Normal Map
  • UV mapping the trash can
  • Adding sculpt detail to the trash can
  • Baking a normal map
5. Project #4: UV Mapping a Character
  • Beginning to UV map the head
  • UV mapping the head
  • Mapping the torso, arms, and hands
  • UV mapping the legs and boots
  • UV mapping the eyes and teeth
  • Scaling and packing the UV islands
6. Project #5: UV Mapping an Alley
  • UV mapping the ground and building 5
  • UV mapping building 2
  • UV mapping building 3
  • UV mapping building 4
  • UV mapping the remaining details
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Darrin Lile

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