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texturing for dummies (step-by-step) + photo

By Mehrshad

on this guide i teach you the basics of texture painting 2005 style a.k.a lazy painting (step-by-step + photos)

*note : this guide is for beginners and people that are new to blender

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Category: Classes, Crafting, Gameplay Basics, Maps or Levels, Modding or Configuration, Secrets, Story or Lore, Walkthroughs, Workshop

Languages: English

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Guide Index

Overview

STEP - 1 [making]

STEP - 2 [selecting all obj]

STEP- 3 [unwrap and uv editor]

STEP - 4 [set the textures]

STEP - 5 [adding material and reference to uv editor]

STEP - 6 [adding reference to the texture properties]

STEP - 7 [start drawing and some notes]

another texturing method

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STEP - 1 [making]

so we want to add texture to this rocks just like the grass

first make rocks (its easy)

STEP - 2 [selecting all obj]

1 - select all of the rock that you made

2- press tab key to go to edit mode

STEP- 3 [unwrap and uv editor]

1-unwrap all (duh...)

2- after unwrapping go to uv editor

you should get something like this windows on your left

STEP - 4 [set the textures]

1- go to texture painting tab --->

2- click on texture and add new one

3 - click on mapping

you will see this options i personally use stencil but you can try others out

STEP - 5 [adding material and reference to uv editor]

1- under texture slots there is option click to add texture

2- set it on base color its ok for now then press ok

*note : make sure that you disable alpha because we dont need it for now

go to uv editor tab and add your texture like this

STEP - 6 [adding reference to the texture properties]

1- click on this little Square

2- add the texture that we just load on uv editor or open it from the file manger

after that you should be able to see texture that you load

STEP - 7 [start drawing and some notes]

new every time you point your mouse cursor on the main screen you see the texture

you should now be able to draw on your object based on the texture (its like Oil Tracing Paper)

*note : you need to learn to important key here

1- shift + right click = scaling up or down
2- right click = move

this is the final result

*note : back in 2009 devs used this methods to make games like cod 1 or 2

another texturing method

if you having problem with this method or you want to use a easier method i made another guide for you

https://gtm.you1.cn/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2885101442

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11 Comments

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BQ_nk 14 Sep, 2023 @ 2:52pm

texture painter tab simply doesnt exist

Mehrshad [author] 5 Jul, 2023 @ 11:53pm

@Sasafras let me know if you need help on other subjects also i have alot more guides just
go to my guide section

Sasafras 4 Jul, 2023 @ 7:50am

very clear and nice guide, in less than 2 mins I learned more than from youtube tutorials

Mehrshad [author] 29 Nov, 2022 @ 6:26am

@ＧＬＩＴＣＨＰＯＰ enjoy

Superearthhater2257 29 Nov, 2022 @ 3:15am

fast and simple to follow pretty good guide

Mehrshad [author] 5 Nov, 2022 @ 9:24pm

@Au_hearts i agree substance is better and easier then blender but you have to pay ....

stencil method is on of the lazy methods and its also good for people that just started the blender.

Im working on a guide to teach the use of mark seem in uv unwrapping and another method of texturing.

That should help people with 3d models when they are using a picture to texture their models. More complex shapes like hands or human body ...

And thanks for your feedback.

Au Hearts 5 Nov, 2022 @ 6:35pm

lemme say tho, this is a good tut, and a good method:

Au Hearts 5 Nov, 2022 @ 6:34pm

ngl, if you're UVs are good enough and the seems aren't too visable, you don't even need the stencil method, just grab a texture off of cc0 textures and slap it on with all the maps using node wrangler

if you are in intrested in custom detailing textures though, honestly it kinda sucks that i need to say this, but until blender rehauls their texturing suite, it's honestly more worth your time to buy and learn substance painter, it's just waaaaaaaay more helpful for texture editing in the long run.

Mehrshad [author] 28 Oct, 2022 @ 4:29am

@Jasford nothing i was just tried to be funny

step -7 is like you put a oil paper over a painting and start copying it on oil paper but this time its on a 3D object

Jasford 27 Oct, 2022 @ 5:48am

what do you mean "start drawing" what are you supposed to draw? but otherwise seems like a cool guide, ill use this if i can find out what that part means

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