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Figure 3.3. Recommended settings for the “Apply Color” command in Maya.
“Operation” should be set to “Replace color” or else the applied color may not
be the same as the one selected in the option box (see Figure 3.3).
In Softimage, the same result can be achieved by using the “Paint Vertex Color
Tool” under “Property\Map Paint Tools.” Color and other painting options can
be set through the “Brush Properties” under the same menu (see Figure 3.4).
The following recommended options can be set under the “Vertex Color” tab in
the brush property page:
• Color Paint Method to Raycast.
• Bleeding to Polygon.
These values allow the artist ...