Difference between revisions of "Sculpted Prims: Creator's Guide"

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A.K.A. the complete Noob's Guide

Teaching 3d modeling is outside the scope of this guide but here are some guidelines.

Will vary by program but generaly fall into these categories:

Short list of programs with links to the export insturctions (or see Sculpted Prims: 3d Software Guide)

Save a seperate copy of your model, apply a spherical map, export template

Programs like zBrush, Deep Paint

How to setup a template for Photoshop

Load an .obj into a 3d viewer and apply the template as a texture and observe where the guides on the template appear

Add more guide lines if you want, paint, save, load texture, check, fix, paint, repeat.

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 == Making the Sculpt Map ==
+=== Modeling ===
+; 3d Modeling software
+Teaching 3d modeling is outside the scope of this guide but here are some guidelines.
+; Alternatives to 3d Modeling
+* Sculpt Generation Programs - things like Rokuro, sculpty.php
+* Paint Programs - See [[Sculpt Textres in Paint Programs]]
+=== Exporting ===
+; The Methoods
+Will vary by program but generaly fall into these categories:
+* Scripts/Plugins
+* Materials
+* Projection
+; The Exporters
+Short list of programs with links to the export insturctions (or see [[Sculpted Prims: 3d Software Guide]])
+=== Texturing ===
+; UVW Mapping
+Save a seperate copy of your model, apply a spherical map, export template
+; 3d Painting
+Programs like zBrush, Deep Paint
+; 2d Painting
+How to setup a template for Photoshop
+Load an .obj into a 3d viewer and apply the template as a texture and observe where the guides on the template appear
+Add more guide lines if you want, paint, save, load texture, check, fix, paint, repeat.
 == Bringing your Sculpty into Second Life ==
+; Upload
+; Apply to your object
+;Apply your textures, ''et volia'!