EldritchCellar quote You can bake procedurals out into maps in most fully featured 3d apps.

If I don't have any procedurals to bake ,it's all kind of pointless. but most procedurals I've seen can't cross UV seems seemlessly

EldritchCellar quote 3d painting paints across uv island boundries, seamlessly. The only problems you will run into are if your mapping has alot of stretching or scaling differences. This will reflect on your final maps.

you left out there biggest problem .angles .3D painters streak angles

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