Racer445 has some sick tutorials... http://racer445.com/pages/tutorials/metal-crate-tutorial.php Definitely look here too. He goes over the theory on why he textures his crate the way he did, and you can find ways on faking some really cool details.
Me and my friend are working on our first mod. It's small, it's shit but it's a project to get us into modding. It's for the Source engine. I'm working on some weapon models, and I just got past unwrapping it. Now I have to make a texture for the weapon, but I've got no idea how to make it look good. Can anyone point me in…
I remember seeing this painting tutorial a few years ago. It's brilliant. Thanks for reminding me about it. :) As for the texturing of the errr grenade?... you haven't unwrapped it particularly well so I'd redo that. It looks like you've used a cylindrical projection which will only get you part of the way there and is the…