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Texturing Low Polygon Game Characters in Photoshop

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Software used
3ds Max 2012, Photoshop CS4
What you will learn
In this series of tutorials we cover the fundamentals of texturing characters in Photoshop. We will start off by setting up our Photoshop document in a way that will be optimal for texture painting. Then we'll start laying down our base colors, highlights, and shadows. Once we're happy with our color selection, we'll continually refine the textures until we're happy with the result.
Tutor
Joshua Kinney

62 Lessons

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2. Unwrapping the head
11:50
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3. Unwrapping the torso
06:51
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4. Unwrapping the arms and legs
07:56
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5. Unwrapping the hands
11:10
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6. Unwrapping the final pieces of the body
09:28
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7. Unwrapping the shoulder armor and chest plate
12:09
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8. Unwrapping the gloves and the helmet
08:47
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9. Unwrapping the belt
12:30
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10. Unwrapping the knee and hip guards
08:13
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11. Unwrapping the axe
12:09
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12. Consolidating our UV clusters
15:52
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13. Setting up our UV's in Photoshop
07:04
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14. Sketching the features of the face and torso
14:34
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15. Sketching the features of the arms and legs
14:12
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16. Applying the sketch texture to the model
06:32
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17. Blocking in the highlights of the body
05:05
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18. Blocking in the shadows of the face
15:50
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19. Refining the face
13:04
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20. Adding warmth to the face
13:07
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21. Adding stubble to the face
09:32
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22. Finalizing the face
13:12
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23. Adjusting skin tone
02:44
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24. Blocking the shadows of the torso
12:24
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25. Refining the chest texture
11:48
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26. Blending the back texture
13:02
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27. Adding warmth to the torso
11:28
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28. Blocking in the texture of the arms
09:56
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29. Refining the texture of the arms
13:08
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30. Adding warmth to the arms
14:52
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31. Blocking and refining the leg texture
12:16
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32. Finishing the leg texture
10:03
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33. Blocking in the colors of the hand
14:34
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34. Finishing the texture of the hand
13:57
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35. Identifying possible issues while texturing
04:31
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36. Texturing the foot
13:55
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37. Texturing the undergarment
09:48
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38. Creating the texture for the ear
15:28
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39. Texturing the eye
08:30
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40. Creating the asymmetrical elements of the face
15:50
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41. Fixing seams
16:46
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42. Retrieving our texture from our 3D file
01:53
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43. Creating the texture for the chest plate
12:37
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44. Painting the design of the chest plate
12:12
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45. Creating the texture of the helmet
17:17
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46. Creating the values for the knee pads
09:28
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47. Creating the leather for the shoulder armor
14:02
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48. Finishing the first set of armor texture
08:52
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49. Creating the values of the skull for the belt
15:40
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50. Creating the values for the horns
10:40
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51. Creating the values for the belt
14:38
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52. Finishing up the belt
10:50
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53. Laying down the values for the hip guards
16:22
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54. Creating the texture for the gloves
13:36
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55. Painting the cloth elements of the belt
11:19
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56. Blocking in color for the armor
06:28
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57. Finalizing the color of the armor
10:23
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58. Sketching the straps for our armor
16:33
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59. Texturing the straps
12:06
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60. Creating buckles for the straps
14:02
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61. Creating the texture for the axe head
10:28
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62. Creating the texture for the axe handle
04:27
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