Need help with texturing

CGsWorstModeler

I just finished my first low poly character but I've never even touched photoshop other then to do basic manipulation. Are there any great tutorials or forums to get you started in the right direction when it comes to making realistic facial textures that DOESNT include doing textures from real images.....I want to do it all with painting & brushes.....thanks

Yozora

http://www.gameartisans.org/gamecon/tutorials/tut_4.htm

CGsWorstModeler

sorry, it was 5 am and i wasnt sure if i posted it right or not lol so when i woke up and saw it wasnt there, I reposted....

Yozora - Thanks, im about to check it out now

Michael Knubben

The best advice I could give you is to show what you've done, and have us give you advice on what to do to improve it. I understand you're finished with your last one, and you might not be 100% happy with how that turned out, but could you show us that one to begin with? If not, just start a new one and let us take a look at that. As for tutorials, there used to be plenty. Many of them disappeared with their websites, sadly, but I'm sure there are still a few good ones out there. Most of the good ones were probably made by people who are on polycount, so maybe they could share?

Michael Knubben

There are a few still online at http://skindom.planetquake.gamespy.com/tutorials/

The main thing you need to learn to be able to paint textures without any help from photos is to learn to paint, though. Colour theory (although that really just amounts to getting a feeling for colour, rather than really using the theory much), shading, ...
Here's a pretty classic tutorial on everything you need to know: http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm
Might be a lot to take in, but the most important thing is to DO as well as read. No reason to read it all before you try anything.

Paul has a few links to tutorials here: http://gameart.jaquays.com/texture_resources.html
I don't know how many of those still work, but it's worth having a look

edit:
Haha, look what I found: http://pandemonium.planetquake.gamespy.com/html/skintips.htm
http://pandemonium.planetquake.gamespy.com/html/skintut3.htm
nice to see his website's still online.

CGsWorstModeler

dude, those were big help, thanks a bunch

Michael Knubben

No worries, just post and let us see how you're doing