Author Topic: Lets learn how to texture folks. (Read 2464 times)

Deni · « **on:** January 25, 2011, 09:28:05 PM »

Ok as promised last year here's our "learn how to texture" thread.
First of all look at this product here.
It is very nice but all it is is a flood fill and i know you lot can do that and
if they can sell them then so can you!
All we need is a paint program like Psp, Photoshop, The gimp etc and Daz Studio and/or Poser.
If you have Stitch Witch then thats a bonus, if not then Uv mapper will do, you can get that
free here.
For those that can't work out how to make a template with Uv mapper or Stitch Witch i'll make
them for you, if i don't have the product you want to texture then you'll have to send me the
Obj file, nothing else so it's not like you're sharing the item with me, i can't personally do anything
with an Obj file except make templates.
Now you have to pick an outfit you want to texture, don't make it a hard one to start with, work
your way up slowly, some of Sanbies freebies will be great for this but it can be something you love
that you've brought.
I can help with the material room in Poser, show you how to connect up a node and show you about
bump maps etc, i'll even share some of my node set ups with you if you want.
Sadly i can't show you how to use DS shaders but i'm sure one of our wonderful Dazzers will be able
to help.
So come on, get excited, new year, new challenge, lets go!!

Guardian-Angel-671 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2011, 10:09:30 PM »

Deni Sanbie has a link to UVmapper posted here: http://pfdlives.com/pfd/index.php?topic=31.0 & I put a tut link there too:) does this help?

RedMysticAngel · « **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2011, 10:23:11 PM »

Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with and hoping someone has figured out the new daz shadermixer cuz I certainly haven't...it just confuses me. I did my mertail texture the old fashioned way, in psp.. and I HAVE stitchwitch just too lazy to go through learning it well enough to be comfortable with it....

Deni · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2011, 10:54:18 PM »

Thank you GA, I'll add that to the first post..

Red it's easy, i have a tutorial on the site but i'll go with it step by step with
you or anyone if you like

Kathryn · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2011, 10:56:03 PM »

I've always wanted to learn how to do this.. wish me luck!

Deni · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2011, 10:58:10 PM »

Good luck and i'm here with many others to help when or if you need it..

SpookieLilOne · « **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2011, 10:44:55 PM »

I want to learn how to MAKE clothing :)

Guardian-Angel-671 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2011, 04:34:54 PM »

Bea can you teach me how to make daz mats that are similar to poser files? say like with the glossy things like glossy nails & such?I'm wanting to learn to do that too.

Deni · « **Reply #8 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:31:20 PM »

Well lets start folks, bring on the questions

SpookieLilOne · « **Reply #9 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:42:28 PM »

Quote from: Deni on January 27, 2011, 09:31:20 PM

Well lets start folks, bring on the questions

Where do I start to learn how to MAKE clothing????

sanbie · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:49:08 PM »

Open hexagon

SpookieLilOne · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2011, 09:55:38 PM »

:smart:
links and tut would be nice :girlfight:
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Deni · « **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2011, 10:11:10 PM »

Thats Sanbie and Hedds department Spook, maybe they can make a sticky for
it as well for those that also want to learn (including me)

Trixie · « **Reply #13 on:** January 28, 2011, 12:53:57 AM »

I have a question (on making textures). Why do the templates have to be so huge? What difference does it make if they are smaller...like 500 rather then 1200 and up?

SpookieLilOne · « **Reply #14 on:** January 28, 2011, 02:29:41 AM »

so when you render larger (like I do) the fabric doesnt look awful

Lassie · « **Reply #15 on:** January 28, 2011, 03:31:10 AM »

,well ill play around with something next week ,hoping i dont have any sick kids at home

why have u given up grange whats the problem/your no happy with?

Trixie · « **Reply #16 on:** January 28, 2011, 11:54:06 AM »

I kinda thought that Spookie, just wasn't sure. Thanks

Give up! hedheld....never give up!!

Trixie · « **Reply #17 on:** January 28, 2011, 02:01:56 PM »

Sorry heddheld...I meant that for Grange...

Deni · « **Reply #18 on:** January 28, 2011, 11:54:33 PM »

Get ready for it Grange cause you know what's coming.

:girlfight: :girlfight: :girlfight: :girlfight: :girlfight: :girlfight:

sanbie · « **Reply #19 on:** January 29, 2011, 02:40:39 PM »

Do you want me to have a look at it for you Grange?

Glassylady · « **Reply #20 on:** February 13, 2011, 04:27:56 PM »

Sorry I have been down with this stupid throat thing..... Feel like shit...

I posted this link in another post somewhere... small tutorial on what I do when texturing in PSP.

http://www.graphicsbypati.com/posertutorials/Creatingposertextures/creatingtexturetemplate.htm

I should be around to answer questions and I sure would love to learn how to do textures for Daz studio (especially semi transparent ones (where part of a material is semi transparent and the other part is not).

sanbie · « **Reply #21 on:** February 13, 2011, 06:35:45 PM »

Gosh I hope you feel better soon...you take it easy..

Looks a great tut by the way

Deni · « **Reply #22 on:** February 13, 2011, 11:34:58 PM »

I hope you feel better soon too, nothing worse than being sick

That you for the tut and when you're ready we'll try and help you with your
transparancy.
But basically semi transparent is a shade of grey instead of black, so the
sections you want semi just experiment with different shades of grey until
you get the look you want..I hope that helps and that is what you were asking..

Glassylady · « **Reply #23 on:** February 14, 2011, 07:08:51 AM »

Pam and I tried that with a product but it just would not work in Daz Studio.

Deni · « **Reply #24 on:** February 14, 2011, 09:25:42 AM »

I think Bea or Eblank might be able to help you with that GL (i hope you don't mind me
calling you GL, i'm lazy lol)
If they don't pop in here in the next few days i'll send out an sos for them

Trixie · « **Reply #25 on:** February 25, 2011, 07:42:47 PM »

You got a picture of what it looks like Grange? Where would a person extract it too? Props?

Deni · « **Reply #26 on:** February 25, 2011, 11:07:28 PM »

Both would be put into your geometries folder Trixie then you'd have to import
them into Poser using the File/Import option for a obj..

Trixie · « **Reply #27 on:** February 25, 2011, 11:24:24 PM »

Hmmm, well I get them into the geometries alright, will have to check in about importing into my Poser folder through Daz though, have never done this step before. Thanks Deni for the info.

Deni · « **Reply #28 on:** February 26, 2011, 12:04:38 AM »

Sorry i forgot which program you used..There must be a way to import
an obj into DS though..I know others have done it but iv'e only opened
DS twice and both times i ran off screaming

Deni · « **Reply #29 on:** February 28, 2011, 01:00:07 AM »

I'm a bit the same with the half done projects, i even got a new hard drive
delivered today to store them in cause i'm running out of space lol..
Mind you the parcel's been sitting in the lounge since this morning, i haven't
even opened it lol

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Author Topic: Lets learn how to texture folks. (Read 2464 times)

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