Mudbox How can I project an image on to the front and back facesof a Model?

Stu2Prof

Hi I'm looking to project a gradient on to a model in mudbox and I want to effect the back and front at the same time so that the gradient appears unbroken the whole way around. Is something like this possible?

oglu

there is no feature to do gradients in mud... but you could use a gradient stensil and a huge brush to get a decent result...

if i need a clean gradient i use maya with a side projection and bake a diffuse from it...

MM

oglu wrote: »

there is no feature to do gradients in mud... but you could use a gradient stensil and a huge brush to get a decent result...

if i need a clean gradient i use maya with a side projection and bake a diffuse from it...

if i am not mistaken, he is not asking about the gradient. he is asking how to make the projection affect the entire mesh as opposed to just the polygons facing the camera.

body paint has projection like this i think.

as far as i know, there is no way to do it inside mudbox.

Stu2Prof

Thanks for your thoughts guys! Ill try the Maya route! One step closer to finding my own workflow!

oglu

MM if the brush is big enough it should also paint the backside if you use a stencil...

Stu2Prof

I just checked it and it does work in Mudbox. Nice Big Ol' brush fixed everything up nice