Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
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Retopologizing a high res mesh and normal mapping.
My question will be on retopologizing to a low poly mesh and normal mapping. Trying to get a low poly normal mapped game character and as seen on picture i am doing the feet. How ever, i cant decide how to place my polygons at that part of the model ( and some other parts also.)
If i make my polygons like in the first picture, there will be a thin polygon for the heels. Ans don't know how it will effect the texturing process.
If i make the polygons like the second picture, i can't figure out what will happen to the gap (shown with red) when i get the normal map. There will be a polygon in low poly model that is covering the air. And when i normal map this high res boot, what will happen to the gap between? How will it look? Will the normal map strech along that polygon which is covering the gap, and look distorted?
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