04.00 Introduction

Overview

After the form is created for a 3D model, textures and surface characteristics, contribute a lot to the look of the final render.

Learning Objectives

• Become familiar with UV coordinate space
• Unwrap the UVs of a 3d mesh object
• Use an image based texture
• Use a procedural texture
• Rotate, scale, and modify textures to fit project

Key Terms

• UV Coordinates
• Texture
• UV projection
• Seam
• Unwrap
• Procedural Texture
• Node