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Blender: UV Mapping

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn how to apply 2D images to your 3D models with these UV mapping techniques in Blender.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know
  • Using the exercise files
1. Projecting UV Maps
  • What is a UV map?
  • Seams and stretching
  • Setting up the user interface
  • Cube, Cylinder, and Sphere Projection
  • Average Island Scale and Pack Islands
  • Smart UV Project
  • Mark Seam and Unwrap
2. Modifying UVs
  • Stitching UVs
  • Weld/Align and Minimize Stretch
  • Pinning and Live Unwrap
3. Organizing and Exporting UV Maps
  • UV mapping multiple objects
  • Exporting a UV map
4. UV Mapping an Alley Scene
  • The buildings
  • The trash cans
  • The recycle bins
  • The dumpster
5. UV Mapping a Character
  • The head
  • The shirt
  • The hands
  • The pants
  • The shoes
  • Finalizing the UV map
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Darrin Lile

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