Learn a proven workflow to texture painting with Maya and Photoshop and using their powerful tools and capabilities to achieve best results. Learn several texture creation and texture painting techniques and a flexible workflow that can be used with other software. Contains nearly 5 hours of project-based training. Popular highlights include: * Texturing Workflow Overview * Painting Texture Guides in Maya * Creating Seamless Textures * Adjusting Sub-D UVs to Minimize Distortion * Integrating Maya and Photoshop with PSD Networks * UV Snapshots as Texture Guides * Adjusting Pen Sensitivity on Tablet * Photoshop Brushes and Settings * Adjusting Layers with Curves * Adjusting Hue, Saturation, and Value * Blending Detail with Layer Masks * Color Maps for Bump and Specular * Creating Procedural Textures in Maya * Texturing with Photographs * Opening 3d Models in Photoshop * Generating Individual Texture Maps * Dodge and Burn Tools for Details * Smudge Tool to Blend Texture Detail * Eliminating Texture Seams Lesson Outline: 1. Setting up materials and establishing a PSD network 12:06 2. Blocking in colors using the UV layout as a guide 7:44 3. Creating a seamless texture in Photoshop 9:14 4. Filling the canvas with texture using patterns 5:52 5. Blending the skin textures together 7:37 6. Adding a texture to the head and blending with the skin 6:48 7. Using the 3D Paint Tool to blend seams in Maya 10:52 8. Minimizing UV stretching on Sub-D surfaces 7:47 9. Using brush shapes to add detail to the head ridge 9:13 10. Adding bumpy detail around the mouth 11:37 11. Painting ridges along the claws 8:59 12. Painting striations along the interior of the mouth 8:56 13. Adding stippling to the tongue 2:59 14. Painting and blending color onto the belly 7:57 15. Painting color variation onto the skin 7:13 16. Painting a texture guide for the leg scales 8:20 17. Assembling the leg scales 12:44 18. Finishing placement of the scales 11:28 19. Adding stripes to the back of the dinosaur 6:56 20. Adding small details like freckles and blemishes 7:54 21. Using the color map as a base for the bump map 5:58 22. Setting up simple lighting to preview the bump and specular 6:55 23. Painting additional bump onto the legs 7:45 24. Converting the leg scales' color to bump detail 5:26 25. Using the 3D Paint Tool to create folds across the chest 8:32 26. Blending the chest folds with the existing bump 9:29 27. Creating the bump for the mouth interior and claws 7:53 28. Using existing maps as a base for the specular map 10:35 29. Using procedural nodes to create the eyes 5:15 30. Using procedural nodes to create the teeth 5:24 31. Adding the gum texture and making texture adjustments 9:55 32. Making final texture adjustments 13:09 33. Outputting texture maps and creating a final render 6:23 Total Run Time: 4:35:05