I have a friend who made a model. He sent me 2 jpgs, one side view, and 1 front. I would like to know how I will make a texture for it. Please help.

Thx =]

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Hmm, let me be a bit more specific. I can make the texture, but i don't know how to make it so it alligns properly.

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Um. I think he needs to UV map it before you make the textures. A side and front view aren't going to help, unless it's a box with no top or bottom.

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It all depends on what format the model is in and what program you'll use to texture it. Some formats, I think most nowadays, will use either md1 or md2 types of skinning. An md1 type skinning, where you use top/bottom, or left/right and take it from one image. Others use an md2 type skinning where you have to specify parts of the image for separate surfaces, [like thrawn said, a UV map.] And then there's crazy engines like the Sith engine that will take a different image for every surface.

I think milkshape can do all kinds of formats and skinning methods, though I've never used it. Give that a try. [Oh, and in order to skin a model, it's pretty hard to go from just images and not the model itself.]

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[This message has been edited by RingMaster481 (edited August 10, 2004).]

I wasn't referring to what the engine would accept per se, what I meant was the model will look like utter crap if he skins it that way.

And RingMaster, I got an extremely strong sense of deja vu reading your post...odd.

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Hmm, my friend is using 3d studios max 5. Any tips to do this?

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To do what?

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