Learn the "Hand-Painted" texturing style for video games

Name: Learn the "Hand-Painted" texturing style for video games
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How to texture weapons and assets for your game props in the classic hand-painted texturing style!

Created by3dmotive LLC

Last updated 9/2016

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What you'll learn

Learn the basics of modeling and unwrapping a low poly sword
Learn the fundamentals of creating beautiful "hand-painted" textures in Photoshop

Course content

3 sections • 27 lectures • 5h 29m total length

Download Course Files Here!0:04
Introduction1:20
Source files for the course
Modeling the Blade6:16
Import an image plane as reference in Maya, model the blade’s silhouette with the polygon tool, and ensure triangles or quads for low-poly hand-painted assets.
Adding Depth to the Blade10:12
Learn to model a hand-painted blade by extruding edges, shaping vertices, and using the split polygon tool to form teeth and the clamp, optimizing silhouette and poly count.
Finishing up the Blade Model7:00
Modeling the Hilt6:31
Finish modeling the sword hilt and handle by building basic gold-brass shapes, extruding the base, and refining the silhouette, then paint to fake geometry for clean uvs.
Modeling the Handle11:50
Learn to model the sword handle from a rotated cube, remove caps, add edge loops, extrude for the ring and grip, and prep for hand-painted texturing and UV mapping.
Final Adjustments to the Model5:26
Finalize a hand-painted sword texture by preparing geometry for uv mapping: remove the image plane, mirror across the negative z axis, merge vertices, and center pivots.
Unwrapping the Sword 118:52
Planar map each object to create clean UVs for hand-painted game assets. Use the UV editor to unfold, straighten, and pack UVs, then test with a checker texture in Photoshop.
Unwrapping the Sword 216:03
Learn hand-painted texture workflows for game assets by unwrapping a sword, managing stretching, maintaining consistent pixel density, and painting clean textures across blade, handle, and ring.
Adding the Shield to the UVs6:52
Mirror the sword along the negative z axis to complete the model, merge pieces and vertices, and share uvs with the shield on a texture map for painting in Photoshop.

Preparing for Painting9:36
Prepare hand-painted game textures in Photoshop by setting up uvs, color textures, and masks, then paint with value and light direction to define form.
Hand Painting the Blade23:14
Learn to paint a hand-painted blade texture by planning a wide value range, applying ambient occlusion, and layering color with highlights and wear.
Painting the Blade's Detail16:23
Texture the blade by adding chips and scratches to define light and dark areas. Use new layers with overlay and multiply to add depth while preserving form.
Backside of the Blade23:03
Painting the Hilt19:53
Learn to paint a gold hilt with hand-painted texturing, using light direction, bounce light, saturation, and subtle green tint to create a believable 3d look on flat geometry.
Painting the Handle16:52
Develop a hand-painted texture pass for a red cloth and gold handle by blocking volumes, layering colors, applying occlusion, and rendering with multiply layers and subtle bounce light.
Continuing Painting13:12
Continue painting the hand-painted weapon by building a bottom desaturated brown base, applying a top-to-bottom gradient and white-gold highlights to define form.
Sword's Final Details18:13

Hand Painting the Shield 122:04
Block out the shield’s large forms and paint its gold, blue-metal, bolts, and wood textures, guided by a light-from-above concept and UV planning.
Hand Painting the Shield 217:42
Lighten values in phases to reveal form while preserving underlying tones, using bounce light and specular highlights to define gold and metal against wood on a hand-painted shield.
Hand Painting the Shield 314:53
Block out the shield back with wooden planks, gold corners, and blue metal details. Fine-tune wood grain, small spikes, and UV layouts while layering for subtle occlusion and light-driven shading.
Hand Painting the Shield 413:32
Explore hand-painted shield textures in Photoshop, refining forms, occlusion, and lighting while blending wood, gold accents, and greenish metal for believable, seamlessly lit surfaces.
Hand Painting the Shield 519:19
Learn to hand-paint a shield texture for games using a small brush for finishing, balance bounce light and highlights, and establish three value levels with careful edge work and scratches.
Completing the Shield Texture5:59
Apply hard edges and occlusion to the shield texture, then blend gradient shading, scratches, and grains to create a painterly, readable, and well-lit hand-painted look.
Adjusting the Resolution / Conclusion4:23
Resize textures from 512 to 256 and 128 in Photoshop to test hand-painted sword and shield textures at lower resolutions. Adjust opacity after sharpening to preserve clarity in Maya texturing.
Bonus Lecture: Further Learning with 3dmotive0:18

Requirements

Adobe Photoshop
Maya is helpful, but not mandatory to follow along when painting

Description

Join over 23,000+ students in Udemy's #1 Game Art and Hand Painted Texturing course.

In this tutorial, we'll show you the creation process for modeling and texturing low poly weapons, with a strong emphasis on hand-painted texture maps. We'll start by modeling a sword in Maya, show the unwrapping process, and take you step-by-step through creating the hand-painted stylized textures for both a sword and a shield asset.

(Students - please look under Section 1 / Lecture 1 downloads for the source files associated with the lesson.)

About the Instructor:

Tyson Murphy attended the animation program at Brigham Young University. He's since worked for Disney Interactive (Avalanche), Chair Entertainment, and currently works as a Senior Character Artist on World of Warcraft for Blizzard Entertainment.

Who this course is for:

Absolute beginners who have an interest in texturing game props with the hand-painted style
Beginners to Maya
Beginners to Photoshop
Anyone interested in learning the basics of prop modeling and texturing

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Course content

Modeling and Unwrapping the Sword11 lectures • 1hr 30min

Texturing the Sword8 lectures • 2hr 20min

Texturing the Shield8 lectures • 1hr 38min

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