Blender: UV Mapping

Learn how to apply 2D images to your 3D models with these UV mapping techniques in Blender.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know
• Using the exercise files

1. Projecting UV Maps

• What is a UV map?
• Seams and stretching
• Setting up the user interface
• Cube, Cylinder, and Sphere Projection
• Average Island Scale and Pack Islands
• Smart UV Project
• Mark Seam and Unwrap

2. Modifying UVs

• Stitching UVs
• Weld/Align and Minimize Stretch
• Pinning and Live Unwrap

3. Organizing and Exporting UV Maps

• UV mapping multiple objects
• Exporting a UV map

4. UV Mapping an Alley Scene

• The buildings
• The trash cans
• The recycle bins
• The dumpster

5. UV Mapping a Character

• The head
• The shirt
• The hands
• The pants
• The shoes
• Finalizing the UV map

Conclusion

• Next steps