In this DVD, Ian textures and completes the game cinematic character he modeled in Character Modeling for Production. In this lecture, he shows different techniques to UV map objects of various complexities quickly and efficiently using 3ds Max’s UV tools and DeepUV. Ian covers both hand-painted and image-based methods to create textures for the character. From there he uses various ZBrush plugins to both block-in and finalize textures and he uses BodyPaint to fix seams and to begin new textures. Ian demonstrates a variety of other techniques incorporated in the Max > ZBrush > BodyPaint pipeline and shows you how to enhance the hair created in his first DVD, and take it to a more finalized level. Finally, Ian shows how you can reuse your rigs from character to character using Biped, and how to use Adobe Photoshop® to add an extra level of professionalism to your final models before submitting them to a client. In this DVD Ian uses: Max, DeepUV, PolyBoost, ZBrush, ZappLink, Zmapper, BodyPaint and Adobe Photoshop®.
Ian Joyner
Blur Studios

Ian Joyner is a freelance character artist residing in Culver City, CA. Over the years he has worked on games, commercials and feature films at Blur Studio, and recently ventured out as a freelance character artist for clients all over the world. His work can be seen throughout various projects including (but not limited to) BioShock, Halo Wars (upcoming), Golden Axe (upcoming), Marvel : Ultimate Alliance, Hellgate : London, Jericho, Brothers in Arms, Warhammer: Age of Reckoning and Rise of Legends to name a few. Film work includes Rocky Balboa, Aliens of the Deep, and Blur Studio’s short film A Gentlemen’s Duel. Other work includes tech demonstrations for XSI’s Face Robot, training material (DVDs and classes) for The Gnomon Workshop, and promotional material for a large variety of projects.
Topics Covered:

UV Layout with Max and DeepUV
Creating Textures with Photos
Texture Painting Using Photoshop, ZBrush(ZappLink) and BodyPaint
Fixing Seams
Using Textures as Guides to Enhance Modeling
HairFX Settings
Brazil Materials
Simple Rigging Using Biped
Chapters:

UV Techniques
Roughing in Textures for Head
Making the Eye
BodyPaint and ZBrush’s Zapplink
Fixing Seams with BodyPaint
Costume Texturing
Enhancing Hair
Re-rigging and Final Renders