CG Spectrum

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

3D modelers apply many processes to improve the look and usability of their assets when creating the characters, props, and sets that feature in your favorite video games and films. Texture baking Texture baking allows you to generate 2D texture maps from a 3D model's high polygon count and is a technique used particularly in video games.

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Software Polygon Baking Texture Mapping 97

The Knights of Unity

JULY 21, 2020

Players are able to create their own tracks using road parts, obstacles and props. To solve the problem we rearranged the mesh and added some edge loops along track parts. Adjusting mesh, rig and skinning needed a couple of iterations. Majority of props work on the same principles as the rest of assets. Track components

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Art Prop Mesh Racing 52

Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

While building up the hair shader, however, Pete struggled to find a way to actually bake out the flow map information (meaning: the directional flow of the hair cards) onto an image pulled from the 3D suites our modeling team typically uses, like Maya and Blender. Convenient, right?

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Dev Concepts Demo Texture 52