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Applying Textures

Lesson 2: UV unfolding

Lesson 3: Normal mapping

 

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Beyond the lesson

In this lesson you learned how to unfold a UV mesh so that you can create a texture for a complex organic mesh.

• You can divide a mesh into parts for texturing.
• You can create a planar mapping of UVs.
• You can apply a basic checker texture to find problem areas.
• You can cut UV edges in obscure areas to create a seam for unfolding.
• You can pin a UV and unfold a mesh in all directions or constrained to a single direction.
• You can partially unfold a UV mesh with the UV Smooth Tool.
• You can relax UVs to fix problem areas.