Transferring Textures Between Assets in MARI
Prior to the invention of Ptex, a texture artist may have felt handcuffed to the UV layout process. Software required: MARI 2.6v2.
What you'll learn
Prior to the invention of Ptex, a texture artist may have felt handcuffed to the UV layout process. Sculpting or modeling first, UV layout next, finally they would get to paint textures. Well, with the addition of Texture Transfer to MARI, artists now have the freedom to paint textures when they want and worry about getting them onto a UV layout later on. To begin we'll look at the texture transfer process and break it down, exploring every option while moving textures from a UV layout with multiple patches to one with a single patch. Next, we'll learn how to move textures between meshes that are not topological equivalents. From here we'll learn how to move textures from a Ptex asset to a UV version. Finally, we'll wrap this training up by learning how to transfer individual layers from one asset to another. After completing this tutorial, you'll know how to move your textures from one asset to another in the blink of an eye. More importantly, you'll be able to begin texture painting when you want, not when the UV's are ready. Software required: MARI 2.6v2.
Table of contents
- Transferring Texture Channels from a Single to a Multi-tile Layout 14m
- Transferring Texture from One UV Layout to a Completely Different One 7m
- Transferring Texture to Assets with Different Topology 8m
- Transferring Texture from a Ptex Asset to a Uv Asset 6m
- Transferring Individual Texture Layers from One Layout to Another 5m
About the author
Eddie began teaching creative professionals over ten years ago for Digital Tutors. In 2014 Digital Tutors was acquired by Pluralsight and he continued his focus on creating high quality training for artists in both the film and games industries. With a background in graphic design and illustration Eddie has always been focused on visual appeal. This can be seen through his courses in which he shares secrets for achieving production level quality for concept art, illustrations, textures, mater... more