Having two materials on one model?

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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# 1 23-10-2012 , 04:51 AM

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Hello! I was wondering if it was possible to have two materials on one model in maya. like say, having a piece of armor be Blinn but have the models skin stay as a lambert.

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# 2 23-10-2012 , 06:36 AM

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Yes you can just select the faces you want to be a blinn then assigne to the blinn...........dave

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# 3 23-10-2012 , 12:22 PM

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i would not recommend you assign different materials to different faces, it would be better to have the geo all Blinn and have a specularity /reflectivity map to differentiate between the different areas.
A Blinn can be a Lambert with right settings.

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# 4 23-10-2012 , 09:46 PM

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Thanks for the help! I have it working now.

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# 5 24-10-2012 , 07:48 AM

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Hello! I was wondering if it was possible to have two materials on one model in maya. like say, having a piece of armor be Blinn but have the models skin stay as a lambert.

Originally Posted by GforGannon

No one mentioned this, so I will. Why are the skin and armour one model? Or was that just an example?