Inspired 3D: Organic Texture Mapping Tutorial — Part 1 (continued from page 6)


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[Figure 30] The front view of the owl is shown being textured in Deep Paint.
Import the Model into Deep Paint
Deep Paint has many high-quality paint options and can create high-resolution images that conform cleanly to the UVs assigned to the model. It is capable of creating professional quality work for projects like this one.
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[Figure 31] (left) The top view of the owl textured in Deep Paint. [Figure 32] (right) The side view of the owl is textured in Deep Paint.

To learn more about character modeling and other topics of interest to animators, check out Inspired 3D Modeling and Texture Mapping by Tom Capizzi; series edited by Kyle Clark and Michael Ford: Premier Press, 2002. 266 pages with illustrations. ISBN 1-931841-49-7. ($59.99) 
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Tom Capizzi 
Tom Capizzi is a technical director at Rhythm & Hues Studios. He has teaching experience at such respected schools as Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, Academy of Art in San Francisco and Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He has been in film production in L.A. as a modeling and lighting technical director on many feature productions including Dr. Doolittle 2, The Flintstones: Viva Rock Vegas, Stuart Little, Mystery Men, Babe 2: Pig in the City and Mouse Hunt.
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