It's almost like it's being auto-shadowed or shaded black or something. I assume I am doing something wrong? I find it extremely annoying to the point that I stop using maya for awhile because it irritates me so much since it starts blocking my view when I am trying to model.
Can someone tell me what I did here and is it worth fixing it? Or is there a way to maneuver around this better so I can learn more about Maya and continue with it...
An example of this is in the screenshot below. I applied a texture to it but as you can see the black area blocks that and it irritates me for some reason. Did I miss something somewhere that does that?
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