LIGHTWAVE V9 TEXTURING

Chapter 16UV Mapping and Editing

Preparing Your Model and Creating UV Maps

Introduction to UV Mapping

And now we move on to UV mapping. If there were such a thing as a Holy Grail of texturing that was greatly sought after by artists, then UV mapping would probably be it. The fact is that all too often there seems to be this shroud of mystery surrounding the use of UV mapping, which makes it appear as a scary, difficult process that requires some kind of genius to master.

The truth is that UV mapping is actually very simple. However, it is an occasionally painful process that can, more often than not, take ages to complete. This is not because it is a very complicated process, but simply because of the nature of editing the actual maps, which is ...