Easier way to skin a cat?

[NUTZ_J98]

I did my first hard paint job and it was really easy.

Simple single tone with nice graphic on hood.

Problem is it took me forever to find the hood.

I could only use a car with a optional paintjob so

I more to look at and get a clue.

 

Is there an easier way to do this? Maybe a tutorial on just mapping the skin. I am not a 3D modeler but would use it to creat temp.

 

This is what took me over 2 hours and really shouldnt.

 

 

 

 

 

[Augh]

Google; "UV mapping"

 

If you need this explained, that answers yer question. And you oughta google those terms that you wonder about to ask next also.

 

This sudden craze for repainting without trying to find out how uvw works blows my mind o_o

 

[NUTZ_J98]

 

Google; "UV mapping"

 

If you need this explained, that answers yer question. And you oughta google those terms that you wonder about to ask next also.

 

This sudden craze for repainting without trying to find out how uvw works blows my mind o_o

 

Sorry it blows your mind but I have altered

textures on alot of racing sims and never had

the system set up like this. You could simply

open the in game texture and could tell where

things were to be placed. I simply played GTA

games till recently.

 

I will use your suggestions though and try to

figure this out and save me some time and

also this will help add detail to my work.

 

Later that day............

 

Ok I have went through a bunch of stuff on UV

mapping and I fully understand it. I also see

why R* didnt go through the process of leaving

us a decent template for each vehicle. Geez the

work. This does make me appreciate the other

games I play a little more since every single

object or vehicle is already mapped to be easily

modded.

 

Here is the finished project now and will try some

more detailed stuff after I perfect this mapping.

 

Edited August 4, 2005 by NUTZ_J98