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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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UV Maps and Physical Size, Part 1

Christopher Tyler Nov, 9th 2015 0 Comments
This tutorial shows how to create a UV map that conforms to the size of existing Illustrator art whose size needs to be maintained. UV space is an abstractly measured system, and this tutorial shows how to create UV template which relates to the physical size of Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop artwork.
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Yogurt Cup, Part 5: Shapes, Instances and Multiple Materials

Christopher Tyler Nov, 5th 2015 0 Comments
This tutorial shows how to use the Shape and Instance mechanism to control the structure of scene objects. It specifically looks at the use of instances to create multiple yogurt ‘flavors’, while still using the same underlying geometry.
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Wristband type object, UV mapping method 2

Christopher Tyler Sep, 27th 2015 1 Comment
This tutorial follows up on the wristband tutorial (here). It shows a second UV mapping solution that allows for a separate texture to map to the inside of the band, and another map to be placed on the outside. It also shows to how to rework the UVs from the first tutorial as a way of demonstrating how to work with existing UVs.
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Model a vase, for beginners

Christopher Tyler Sep, 14th 2015 0 Comments
This modeling tutorial for beginners further demonstrates how to use polygon modeling to generate a subdivision surface object resembling a vase type object. It helps to give a sense for how Design 3D approaches the manipulation of polygons, in addition to showing how active grids help to control the modeling process.
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