I'm trying my hand at some texturing...basic stuff. I found a fan that is the style that I like (Yamato's), but it only has one texture available for it, so I would like to try making some for my own use, only I don't understand what I'm looking at.

Here are 3 images:

1. Template;
2. Texture;
3. Rendered fan.

I can colour along with the best of them, but #2 doesn't look anything like the template in #1 or the final render in #3. How come? I mean there is no spokes for the fan handle, and no "fan shape" in #2.

Do I use the #1 template and colour between the lines, or do I have to use the #2 texture image and those shapes and add my own colours IE: brown for the spokes where the black splotches are, and the shape of what will become the decorative part of the fan?

I put "Sample" on the images so that they can't be lifted and used without acquiring the file, which is free at Yamato's site.

Message edited on: 05/04/2005 01:37

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