Working with shaders in Maya

Rohan

Does anyone know any good tutorials or anything in general about shaders in Maya. I've been experimenting with them for awhile but some things are still really confusing when I only know how some logical connections work. Specifically I've been trying to see if there is a way to produce a textured paint effect like the one in the concept

_Connor

Easiest way to create a textured finish like your concept is to... Create a texture map. you could probably create a kind of textured surface like that with procedural maps, but it won't end up as good, and will be more hassle than it's worth.

Rohan

Thanks, I might still end up experimenting a bit as I'd like to try getting the characters to have the same effect.