Hi and welcome to my very first video tutorial here at Creative-Le Studios. This is part one of a series, that will cover my entire texturing process. Part one will cover the process I take when texturing a head model inside of Autodesk Mudbox. This is an intermediate to advanced level tutorial, I am assuming you know how to unwrap a model as well as import a mesh into Mudbox.

Throughout the process, I will utilize various programs such as Photoshop, Xnormal, and 3ds Max. I will also show how to create a normal map, ambient occlusion, and how to fix and correct errors that may occur.

The importance of good reference

One thing that is essential to my process is having tons of high-res photos, the reason being I will take these photos and piece them together to create a highly realistic looking model. Now, you may say that sounds easy but where and how can I acquire these types of high-res images? My favorite source and a number of the industry’s best use the website 3dsk. 3dsk however does require a fee to use their service; I will explain why it is more than worth it.

First off it is an investment, that’s right I will say it again it is an investment. You have the potential to make the money back you spent within a week just based off freelancing and side projects. The second reason, your competition is more than likely utilizing this resource, why handicap yourself? Another excuse I tend to hear is I don’t have money. So that means you don’t have money for video games, beer, etc either than right? In order to truly reach the level of mastery you must make sacrifices.

Texturing the head

All right so end of my rant. I’m just using the projection tool in Mudbox lining my images up accordingly and filling it in. Also I like to toggle flat lighting (left click and toggle the flat lighting switch on and off) to get a good view of the texture. I will create a 2048 texture map that will later be re-sized in Photoshop (to ensure it can meet the requirements of the game engine).

One important thing to note: I always apply a white material on my model before texturing, ensuring the most accurate results.

Without further ado here is the video enjoy!

Hoped you enjoyed the video. Please give us feedback below on the comments section; we love to hear from the community here at Creative-Le Studios! Make sure to check back for part 2!

An unwrapped female head model ready to be textured for practice or personal projects. Continue reading to download and read more about it.

In today’s pack, we have a 3D Female Head Model made in 3D Studio Max created by Aaron Forney.

Like before, the download contains an OBJ and MTL file ready for texturing or for anything you can think of that doesn’t include breaking the terms found in the readme.txt file inside. Thank you for your downloads and support and check back again for another Wednesday Resource.

Download and Demos

Zip file includes – .OBJ, .MTL, .PNG, Read Me File
Download Link – Download Here

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If you have any questions, feedback, or suggestions for future Resource Wednesdays’, feel free to comment below.

In this quick tip, Aaron Forney shows you how to import meshes into Mudbox.

Skill level: Beginner to Intermediate
Programs: Autodesk Mudbox

Step 1

I have my model sculpted and I am now ready to import the character’s outfit.

Step 2

Go to File > Import. Mudbox will give you a browsing option; find the mesh that you want to import. I use the file extension .OBJ for my meshes.

Step 3

The outfit file is now imported into Mudbox, and ready for sculpting. One very important tip is to always make sure your meshes are centered at the origin (0,0,0) before you export them from your modeling package.

When your model is at the origin it will always import into Mudbox centered, making things a lot easier to work with.

Step 4

And now on the side you will be able to see that you are now able to select the outfit mesh on your model in Mudbox.

In closing, remember that when exporting a mesh for sculpting always make sure that it is centered to the origin. Good luck and happy sculpting!

Hey everyone, welcome to the first and hopefully not last “Resource Wednesday“. To give everyone a short into, Resource Wednesday is a new schedule segment where my studio will be providing the community with resources whether it be templates, models, practice/exercise materials, icons, or basically anything related to multimedia that can be used by anyone for personal use for free. (Unless stated otherwise).

In today’s pack, we have a 3D Horse Model made in 3D Studio Max created by a fellow worker, Aaron Forney.

There’s not much to say about this object, because simply the download consists of an OBJ format and a MTL format for the material to allow texturing. So for any 3D Modeling enthusiasts or hobbyists that wants to practice texturing, or learn from this OBJ file are free to download and have fun with today’s resource. In addition, any designers that need to use a horse for a stock photo, or to create something can also find the PNG file to be useful.

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Zip file includes – .OBJ, .MTL, .PNG, Read Me File
Download Link – Download Here

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If you have any questions, feedback, or suggestions for future Resource Wednesdays’, feel free to comment below.