Greg Zaal shares some solid texturing tips on Blender Cookie
While I’d love to call myself an artist, the truth is that I’m more of a technical user than a creative one. I cringe every time I have to go into texture paint mode to paint by hand, but if I can create the desired effect in the node editor with a couple of gradients and baked maps, that’s what I’ll do!I don’t think I’m alone here either; Blender and CG in general is a rather complicated field with a steep learning curve where you couldn’t get very far if you weren’t at least a bit of a nerd.
So if you’re curious about how to be a shading artist without really being a master of the fine arts, here are a couple of tips for techies to make your life easier.
