Model 3: Texturising Spacetank

           On this model, I used both techniques from my previous texturising. First, I test some images that will not look distorted (Figure 1) on a particular polygon if I just put it right away. Though other part are okay, others still look distorted so I decided to use the unwrap uvw.

Figure 1. Distorted images on some polygons

           I did some tricks on this part (Figure 2), I just selected the upper polygons because the side of it will blend with the design that I want.

Figure 2. Chose the upper polygons

          Because I was a bit afraid that the small details will become big if I put it on the model, I decided to just do some magic. The magic that I'm talking about is that, copying the images and just manipulate it to cover up everything. As you can see in Figure 3, I carefully attached very images so that it will look goo and doesn't look like a collage.

Figure 3. Manipulate image in Adobe photoshop

          Moreover, some of the texture I made didn't work well on the model like in Figure 4. Did you noticed it? The line of the texture is against the horizontal line of the design model. So I went back to photoshop again and fixed it by just rotating until it looks okay.

Figure 4. Not aligned properly

          I will be using the rockets on my animation, I decided to group the rockets (Figure 5) so that I can use it properly, not cluttered the time I'll import it to my spacetank to my animation.

Figure 5. Grouping the rockets

           So here is my final texture for my spacetank (Figure 6).

Figure 7. Final texture

       
          If you noticed again something, I didn't add textures on some parts of the model. Why? Because the more I added a texture, the more it looks bad. Maybe because I can't find a better images to blend with the images that I already added.


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webtreats, 2009. Webtreats 8 Free Fabulous Seamless Metal Textures 5-1024px. [online] Available at: <http://www.flickr.com/photos/webtreatsetc/4682148161/in/photostream/> [Accessed 3 December 2012 ].