Texturing/Rendering

# 1 08-12-2006 , 12:37 PM

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Hello everyone
Say I got this bracelet, and I want the borders to be gold (those borders are different parts so don't worry about that), and the mid-part to be copper.
How would I do this best? To make the parts look like gold and copper. No HDRI. It must look good in all perspectives because it needs to be used in a game.

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# 2 08-12-2006 , 12:49 PM

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The way you approach the texturing of these objects will be down to the game engine. Please check what the engine supports with regards to the textures.

Most engines support the basics. but if you are looking for good reflections then the indie engines are limited to these more advanced features.

I would get a texture file (gif, jpg, png - these are engine specific) for both gold and copper (try the Autodesk "The-Area" Website, get a bronze membership (It's free) and search the metals for the ones you are looking for), UV map them onto the geometry via a Blinn or Phong Material, to get you sum reflectivity, and test it in the engine.

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# 3 08-12-2006 , 01:22 PM

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i think with gold or copper i'd use an anisotropic shader, but that's just me.

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# 4 08-12-2006 , 01:29 PM

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And how do I get/apply that shader, I'm so nooby user added image

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# 5 08-12-2006 , 04:47 PM

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Thats OK, we all start somewhere. Have a look at the Maya Help FIles and go through the tutorials. It teaches the basics on Modelling and creating shaders etc...

Or try these links for free video tutes...

Number One
Number Two
Number Three

One is the SM tute on Texture Basics
Two is the SM Tute on Alpha Channels
Three is a Search on the DT site for tutes based on texturing

Hope it helps.

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