Course Overview
This course introduces students to image creation and editing software and how it specifically applies to texturing 3D objects. Students will create and prepare textures for 3D objects using industry standard image editing software. Students will explore different methods of photo manipulation and texture creation, alongside the basics of applying those textures in 3D animation and modeling software applications with minimal stretching or visible seams. Students will be introduced to unwrapping the UVs of various organic (animals, human and creatures) and hard surface models early on and its importance will be reinforced in most assignments and tests.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Apply selection and color techniques with image creation and editing software tools.
- Create images with textures using brushes and layer blending modes.
- Analyze different tonal ranges with the eyedropper tool and adjust highlights, mid-tones and shadows.
- Create different types of brushes, including natural media brushes.
- Apply varying brush strokes.
- Identify image creation and editing software tools, dropdown menus and floating panels.
- Generate new images by adjusting colors with the color range tool and settings to create special effects.
- Combine images seamlessly together with layer mask techniques.
- Paint images that have been created with layer mask techniques.
- Prepare images using different painting techniques and blending modes.
- Construct a texture map ready for use in a three dimensional program.
- Unwrap UVs for 3D objects
- Solve lighting problems by creating and assigning shading in a three dimensional program.
Effective as of Fall 2016
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