Painting Metal Armor for Production in MARI
Throughout this MARI tutorial, we'll learn how to quickly get better results from our texturing tools. Software required: Maya 2015, Bonus Tools, MARI 2.6, Nodepack, Photoshop.
What you'll learn
Throughout this MARI tutorial we'll learn how to quickly get better results from our texturing tools. We'll also cover how to properly lay out your UVs to achieve film-quality texture maps. We'll then use the powerful Nodepack toolset and some tips and tricks to achieve maximum painting detail. By the end of this MARI training, you'll have the skills you need to get the most detail out of your textures, faster than ever before. Software required: Maya 2015, Bonus Tools, MARI 2.6, Nodepack, Photoshop.
Table of contents
- Installing MARI and Maya Plugins 6m
- Constructing UVs 9m
- Laying out UVs for MARI 7m
- Setting up and Painting the Base Texture 9m
- Removing Seams in MARI 2m
- Making Edge Masks 8m
- Creating Chips and Tire Treads 10m
- Sharing Mask Layers 5m
- Generating Ambient Occlusion 7m
- Applying Rust and Generating Dust 7m
- Tweaking Dust and Creating Tileable Textures 8m
- Making Masks for Paint-through Tool 4m
- Separating Channels and Starting the Bump Map 7m
- Generating the Specular Maps 3m
- Applying Specular Smudges 5m
- Painting the Tires 10m
- Creating Dust for Tires and Cracks in Glass 10m
- Prepping Face Photos for MARI Projectors 9m
- Making Specular Images for the Face 5m
- Setting up a Photoshop File for MARI Projectors 9m
- Projecting Channels Onto the Face 10m
- Projecting the Side of the Face into MARI 7m
- Cleaning up the Face 3m
- Auto-aligning in the Paint-through Tool 8m
- Painting Hidden Surfaces 3m
- Coloring the Eyes 8m
- Building Bump and Spec 5m
- Archiving Scene Files for Backup 2m
- Using the Triplanar Tool 5m
- Exporting for Multiple Udims in a Snap 7m
- Creating Assets in Hypershade 2m
- Consolidating Channels 6m
- Reviewing Bump and Spec 3m
- Utilizing the Metal Shader 9m
- Entering Settings for the Material Shaders 8m
- Setting up Light and Overview 5m
About the author
Daniel Gonzalez started out drawing and painting at a very early age. He attended the San Francisco School of the Arts to continue his painting studies and would eventually move on to 3D and Filmmaking at the Academy of Art University. Having a strong painting background, it was only natural for Daniel to be attracted to the Texture Painting and Surface Shading aspect of the 3D pipeline. He started out working on games and television shows at Blackpoint Studios in San Francisco and would eventua... more