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Subject: Created a sword in Poser. How do I texture it?

Michaelab opened this issue on Jan 05, 2011 · 9 posts
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Michaelab ( ) posted Wed, 05 January 2011 at 4:35 PM · edited Sun, 25 August 2024 at 4:10 AM

I created a basic sword in Poser 8 but now need to add textures I will create in Photoshop. How do I apply it to the sword? Is a map automatically created when I created the sword? Do I have to do something else, because I'll want specific imagery to go on specific places of the sword.

How do I go about doing this?

LaurieA ( ) posted Wed, 05 January 2011 at 5:04 PM

Export the sword to an object and map in a uv mapping program.

Laurie


bagginsbill ( ) posted Wed, 05 January 2011 at 5:18 PM

You created it, literally, in Poser 8? From primitives?

The primitives already have UV mapping, but you may want different mappings.

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BionicRooster ( ) posted Wed, 05 January 2011 at 7:02 PM
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You can do quite a bit with Poser primitives, like the 2 images here. But I only made these before I was pointed towards Wings 3D. WAY more possibilities :o).

Flat planes and boxes have basic square UV mapping, as do cylinders. Cones and toruses can be a bit tricky if you are just trying to put a simple texture on it.

                                                                                                                    

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pjz99 ( ) posted Thu, 06 January 2011 at 2:49 AM

Michaelab do you understand how UV mapping works?  If not, read the link and give it some thought, it's not as complicated as it sounds but you do need to be aware of how your textures are going to act when stuck onto your model.

Here's a great little video walkthrough of UV mapping, although I seriously recommend you drink a lot of coffee or maybe have some harder stimulant handy before viewing because OMG the delivery is dulllll.

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LaurieA ( ) posted Thu, 06 January 2011 at 7:41 AM

Quote - ...Here's a great little video walkthrough of UV mapping, although I seriously recommend you drink a lot of coffee or maybe have some harder stimulant handy before viewing because OMG the delivery is dulllll.

Holy crap...that guy would make a great hypnotist...lmao.

Laurie


parkdalegardener ( ) posted Thu, 06 January 2011 at 11:10 AM

look in the freestuff for UV Mapper. There is a free version there that will help you out a lot. Just play a bit and in about an hour you will have you sword textured. It is really pretty self explainatory. Just export your sword from wherever you made it as an obj file and you are good to go. There is a fourm here on UV mapping moderated by uvdan who IIRC is the author of UV Mapper.


Michaelab ( ) posted Thu, 06 January 2011 at 11:36 AM

Well... yawn.... :O 

Just got through watching his video. Time for a nap But it was very enlightening. Thanks for the link. And thanks parkdalegardener, I'll look that over and give it a try.

Michaelab ( ) posted Sat, 14 May 2011 at 9:39 AM

Hello,

I am revisiting this topic but now when I click on the great little video walkthrough of UV mapping link it is not working.

Can someone point me this video or another tutorial on how to paint/texture my poser sword?

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