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How To Create A Quick UV Edge Mask in Mari | Paint Drops #05

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How To Copy And Offset Multiple UDIMs in Mari | Paint Drops #04

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How to Import Multiple Texture Maps in Mari | Paint Drops #03

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How To Create a Cavity Map From A 32-Bit Displacement in Nuke | Paint Drops #02

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How To Quickly Scale Multiple UDIMs in Maya | Paint Drops #01

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Announcing New Tips & Tricks Series! | Paint Drops

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How To Texture a Crossbow | Reference Breakdown #01

The first thing we learn when we start practicing any kind of art is that references are extremely important.
I'm sure you are all tired to hear that, but how do we break down and understand these references? And from a texture artist's point of view, how do we decide what kind of masks or textures we are going to use?
In today's video, I am going to analyze and breakdown references of a beautiful 15th-century crossbow and talk about how I would approach an asset like that in a production environment.
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⏲ TimeStamps: 00:00
Step #01 ➔ 03:49
Step #02 ➔ 06:51
Step #03 ➔ 11:17
Step #04 ➔ 16:32
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📌 Links from the video:
Crossbow References (MET Museum website) ➔ www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/21940
Pure Ref (Free Reference Software) ➔ www.pureref.com/
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New to VFX? Check some of my articles and tutorials: www.paulhpaulino.com/articles
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How To Create A Quick UV Edge Mask in Mari | Paint Drops #05

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How To Create A Quick UV Edge Mask in Mari | Paint Drops #05

มุมมอง 3K4 ปีที่แล้ว

In this Paint Drops tutorial, I'll show you a quick trick in Mari that you can use to create a UV Shell edge mask. This mask can be quite handy if we can't access the edges of an object through a curvature map. 📌 Extra Resources: Article About UV Mask Node (Foundry Docs) ➔ learn.foundry.com/mari/Content/reference_guide/nodes/UVMaskNode.html?Highlight=UV mask node 📌 Projects used in the video: "...

How To Copy And Offset Multiple UDIMs in Mari | Paint Drops #04

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How To Copy And Offset Multiple UDIMs in Mari | Paint Drops #04

มุมมอง 2.8K4 ปีที่แล้ว

In this Paint Drops tutorial, I share a quick and easy tip in Mari to copy and offset multiple texture UDIMs. This technique is especially useful if you had to move UVs in your model and need to quickly adjust that. 📌 Extra Resources: Mari Documentation ➔ learn.foundry.com/mari/Content/reference_guide/copy_multiple_textures_dialog.html?Highlight=copy textures 📌 Project used in the video: "K3m-1...

How to Import Multiple Texture Maps in Mari | Paint Drops #03

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How to Import Multiple Texture Maps in Mari | Paint Drops #03

มุมมอง 5K4 ปีที่แล้ว

In this Paint Drops tutorial, I'll show you a quick technique to import and re-import multiple texture channels in Mari. 📌 Extra Resources: Foundry Docs ➔ learn.foundry.com/mari/Content/reference_guide/channel_presets_dialog.html 📌 Project used in the video: "Lo'Gosh" Collab Project (Model was done by Victor Hugo Sousa) ➔ www.artstation.com/artwork/OyZP5e Victor's Portfolio ➔ www.artstation.com...

How To Create a Cavity Map From A 32-Bit Displacement in Nuke | Paint Drops #02

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How To Create a Cavity Map From A 32-Bit Displacement in Nuke | Paint Drops #02

มุมมอง 4.9K4 ปีที่แล้ว

In this second episode of the Paint Drops Series, I share with you a quick tip in Nuke to generate a Cavity Map from a 32-Bit Displacement Map. 📌 Extra Resources: 32-Bit Displacement Map Tutorial by Akin Bilgic ➔ cggallery.com/tutorials/displacement/ How to bake Cavity Maps in Mudbox and Zbrush and How to use Them ➔ www.artstation.com/artwork/A9vZdX Written article about Cavity Maps ➔ www.paulh...

How To Quickly Scale Multiple UDIMs in Maya | Paint Drops #01

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How To Quickly Scale Multiple UDIMs in Maya | Paint Drops #01

มุมมอง 15K4 ปีที่แล้ว

In the first Paint Drops tutorial, I'll show you a quick trick that you can use in Maya 2018 if you want to scale multiple UDIMs proportionally using the UV toolkit. 🔹 About the Paint Drop Series: th-cam.com/video/382GXxNk91o/w-d-xo.html 📌 Extra Resources: Article about UVs ➔ www.paulhpaulino.com/6-tips-to-improve-your-uv-mapping-workflow Video about Texel Density in VFX ➔ th-cam.com/video/iL2i...

Announcing New Tips & Tricks Series! | Paint Drops

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Announcing New Tips & Tricks Series! | Paint Drops

มุมมอง 1.4K4 ปีที่แล้ว

Today I have the pleasure to announce a new series on my channel: Paint Drops! 📌 Watch the First Episode: th-cam.com/video/AYP_OzmhGCw/w-d-xo.html New to VFX? Check some of my articles and tutorials: www.paulhpaulino.com/articles 😊 Follow me: ⭐ Instagram ➔ paulhpaulino ⭐ Twitter ➔ paulhpaulino ⭐ Artstation ➔ www.artstation.com/paulhpaulino ⭐ Twitch ➔ twitch.tv/paulhpa...

The Benefits Of A Node-Based Workflow | 4 Reasons

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The Benefits Of A Node-Based Workflow | 4 Reasons

มุมมอง 3.5K4 ปีที่แล้ว

Afraid to leave my comfort zone, for a long time I avoided switching to a full node-based workflow in texturing. But after learning more about it, today I can't imagine my work process without it anymore. In today's video, I share four reasons why I stopped using layers in Mari and adopted a full node-based workflow. If just like me you're afraid to try nodes because it challenges your comfort ...

How To Find The Right TEXEL DENSITY For Your Asset | VFX

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How To Find The Right TEXEL DENSITY For Your Asset | VFX

มุมมอง 24K4 ปีที่แล้ว

Texel Density in VFX is a subject that still causes a lot of confusion. How can we make sure to have enough UV resolution on our assets? How many UDIMs do I need to keep my textures sharp and consistent? In today's video, I'm going to share with you a technique that I use in my projects to establish their correct texel density. I hope this method can help you with your projects, so you can have...

3 Workflow Mistakes I've Made On My First CG Project And How To Avoid Them

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3 Workflow Mistakes I've Made On My First CG Project And How To Avoid Them

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Making mistakes is an essential part of our learning process as artists. With that in mind, in today's video, I explore three workflow mistakes I've made back in 2014, when I finished my first full CG project, Wasp. I hope this video can help you avoid these mistakes in your own texture work and get you prepared to work in a VFX pipeline. ⏲ TimeStamps: 00:00 Mistake #01 ➔ 01:16 Mistake #02 ➔ 03...

6 Essential Bakes That Will BOOST Your Texture Workflow

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6 Essential Bakes That Will BOOST Your Texture Workflow

มุมมอง 21K4 ปีที่แล้ว

Baking Maps for texturing is just like baking food in real life. It can either make you really happy or completely mess your final result. In my opinion, using good bakes to our advantage and extracting our model's details is one of the best and easier ways to achieve photorealism. ⏲ TimeStamps: 00:00 Bake #01 ➔ 1:27 Bake #02 ➔ 2:09 Bake #03 ➔ 3:09 Bake #04 ➔ 4:00 Bake #05 ➔ 4:49 Bake #06 ➔ 5:4...

How to EFFECTIVELY Transfer Scan Textures using Substance Designer

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How to EFFECTIVELY Transfer Scan Textures using Substance Designer

มุมมอง 18K4 ปีที่แล้ว

Transferring textures from scans is part of our routine as a Texture Artist in Visual Effects. In the past, this task was often seen as difficult and tedious. Luckily, things have changed for the better over the past years, and I recently learned a technique that completely changed my scan transfer workflow. In today's technical video, I share with you a quick tip I've learned with my great fri...

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3 PRO Texturing Tasks You Need To Know

มุมมอง 5K4 ปีที่แล้ว

One of the biggest challenges for students that want to work in the VFX industry is to know in advance and feel prepared for tasks that they are going to deal with on a daily basis. I believe that having a general understanding of what you are going to do can be extremely helpful and it can boost confidence in your skills. In today's video, I share with you a few tasks that are very common duri...

How To Craft a Meaningful Career Path in VFX

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How To Craft a Meaningful Career Path in VFX

มุมมอง 2.4K4 ปีที่แล้ว

While deciding a path towards a meaningful career in Visual Effects, we often struggle to make sense of our previous experiences. If my dream is to work in the VFX industry, am I wasting my time doing something else? In today's video, I share with you a bit of my unexpected journey into this industry, and how my unrelated background helped me improve my skills as a Texture Artist. 📌 Links from ...

How To Build A FREE Texture Library Using Your Photos

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How To Build A FREE Texture Library Using Your Photos

มุมมอง 3.6K4 ปีที่แล้ว

A good texture library is a really important piece on any Texture Artist toolkit. But how to start your own? In this video, I will share with you a few tips to start building a massive resource library for free, by taking your own photos. ⏲ TimeStamps: 00:00 Why Take Your Own Photos? - 00:27 Tips Before Taking Your Photos - 1:32 Gathering Photos - 3:17 Photo Editing - 3:46 Recap - 5:05 📌 Links ...