Seam guides are like mercator maps except the meridians are not really aligned to the mesh. If I paint between two lines on the seam guide, I get a compound curve when the map is applied which is not a straight line down the top of the arm, for example. That's a problem.

The question is how can one return to rectilinearity? For example, if I paint jewelry on a bracelet, even though the jewels are oval when applied, they are all wanky when rendered. How do I get them back to oval??? Are there seam guide overlays available that correct the topography?

I can go into much greater detail if needed, but this is the root of the problem.

TIA,

 

<"))%%%<<

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~