Seamlessly texturing back of chair

mdeforge

Any tips on how to make this seamless? It's for a game ready asset and it's been quite the bugger to get right. I've come close using the Ninja Dojo UV tools for Maya, but then I sacrifice having the nice vertical columns shown on the chair and instead get a nasty pattern warp.

Would this be where multiple UV sets comes in? If so, that sounds like double the amount of overhead which may be too much for a small asset like this. I'm interested in hearing some strategies on how to approach this.

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Lord McMutton

You could make it a literal seam.

cupsster

+1

MeintevdS

Yes no chair is seamless, just make sure you put those seams on sensible places and add a normal map/shading to make it look like an actual fabric seam. To be honest I think it might even look weird if you create a chair with zero seams

mdeforge

Lol, fair enough. I'll model in something on the high poly that looks like a stitching. At least then it will look natural.

throttlekitty

Think of it in physical terms and plan your geometry for UVs accordingly. You have a frame, some backing/foam and some fabric to cover it. Is it a knit sack that stretches over the frame, or thick upholstery laid out and sewn in strips?


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