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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
8.0 Specific

UV mapping a broiler pan

Christopher Tyler Jan, 10th 2013 3 Comments
This UV mapping tutorials walks through the process of UV mapping a broiler pan type of object in preparation for texturing and rendering it. It uses the BurnUV function, Box Mapping, the UV editor and discusses several important aspects of the use of the Thickness function in relation to UV mapping. It also covers the usefulness of the Unweld functionality when doing UV mapping.
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Compositing Shadows in Photoshop

Christopher Tyler Jan, 3rd 2013 0 Comments
This rendering tutorial shows how to output shadows separately from a main object and perform various compositing techniques in Photoshop to merge them. It shows how to use the 'Render to Layers' and 'Render Alpha Channel' features to help with this compositing. It also demonstrates the use of 'Instance Properties...' to facilitate the process.
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Industrial cart materials and rendering.

Christopher Tyler Dec, 31st 2012 0 Comments
This texturing and rendering tutorial walks through the material creation process for an industrial cart. It includes the creation of a dull, dark plastic, a yellow paint-like material, and a basic metal. The use of the Project Window to navigate through object hierarchies is also shown.
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by Chris Tyler: Fundamentals | Modeling
Texturing | 7.5 Rendering
UV Mapping | Misc
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Reworking the shape of a ribbon object using a Bones/IK chain

Christopher Tyler Nov, 29th 2012 0 Comments
This modeling tutorial discusses several topics, including the optimization of a mesh for greater subdivision efficiency; and several considerations when using an IK chain on just a specific sub-section of a polygon mesh. It shows how to use the Bones Tool Auto Skin function in conjunction with the Vertex Weight.
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