Blender 2.8 UV Mapping

Improve your UV mapping skills. Learn how to use UV mapping to apply textures to 3D objects in Blender 2.8.

Introduction

• UV mapping in Blender 2.8
• What you should know

1. UV Mapping Fundamentals

• What is UV mapping?
• Marking seams and unwrapping
• Testing for stretching
• Seams and applying scale
• Arranging UV islands
• Using the UV map for texturing
• UV mapping a cylindrical object
• Adding the soda can texture
• Using smart UV project
• Creating a wood texture in Krita
• Creating and applying a normal map

2. Project #1: UV Mapping and Texturing a Dumpster

• Beginning the UV map of the dumpster
• Continuing the UV map of the dumpster
• UV mapping the wheel
• Organizing the UV map
• Finishing the dumpster UV map
• Beginning the dumpster texture in Krita
• Finishing the dumpster texture map
• Applying the texture map to different materials

3. Project #2: UV Mapping and Texturing a Building

• Beginning to UV map building 01
• Continuing to UV map building 01
• Finishing the UV map building 01
• Using the stitch tool
• Testing the texture size in Krita
• Creating the color map for the building
• Finishing the building textures
• Creating materials and applying textures

4. Project #3: Baking a Normal Map

• UV mapping the trash can
• Adding sculpt detail to the trash can
• Baking a normal map

5. Project #4: UV Mapping a Character

• Beginning to UV map the head
• UV mapping the head
• Mapping the torso, arms, and hands
• UV mapping the legs and boots
• UV mapping the eyes and teeth
• Scaling and packing the UV islands

6. Project #5: UV Mapping an Alley

• UV mapping the ground and building 5
• UV mapping building 2
• UV mapping building 3
• UV mapping building 4
• UV mapping the remaining details

Conclusion

• Next steps