Paint

Van_Halen_Man · December 8, 2006, 10:46pm

Is there a way that I can just paint something on a surface instead of making a whole new shape just to have a different color?

Hazza · December 9, 2006, 6:00am

If you want to make differant faces of a mesh differant colours take a look at multiple materials tutorial
http://mediawiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/Multiple_Materials
If you actually want to paint a model take a look at uv mapping tutorial
http://mediawiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/UV_Unwrapping_And_Texturing

PapaSmurf · December 9, 2006, 6:05am

also, vertex painting http://mediawiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual/Vertex_Paint is simple to do as well; one step up from Multiple Materials and one step below UV mapping.

Van_Halen_Man · December 9, 2006, 8:24am

Thanks, I will take a look at these tutorials. And for future reference, what is UV mapping?

system · December 9, 2006, 8:29am

try searching the forum.I searched google but couldn find anythin really specific for you.

Van_Halen_Man · December 9, 2006, 9:26am

ARRGGHH. Ok, I looked at the tutorial,Roger. Then after I have painted, and I look at the render, everything I painted on is just invisivle. Why is this???

Hazza · December 9, 2006, 10:13am

In the material pane you need to switch on vcol paint to make it show in render

Van_Halen_Man · December 9, 2006, 10:32am

Vcol is on, but it is still invisible.

PapaSmurf · December 9, 2006, 11:57am

dunno man, maybe it got hungry and left. there’s like a thousand things that could be wrong; like it’s not on a renderlayer or sumptin. try posting the file and one or more of us will take a look at it. Invisible is like you cannot see it at all, so that tells me the camera is not pointing at it, or the base material is transparent…

system · December 9, 2006, 12:22pm

is this all for the penguin your making?

Van_Halen_Man · December 9, 2006, 12:31pm

Yes. , Ninja Penguin.Are you from the Linux Forums? Or did I mention that I was making a penguin?

system · December 9, 2006, 1:31pm

nah i saw it in the modelling section…

Van_Halen_Man · December 9, 2006, 6:06pm

So how do I post the file so one or more of you can look at it?
And by the way, I know that the camera is in the right place. I can see everything around it but just not it.

system · December 9, 2006, 6:17pm

i think you should use this:
www.savefile.com/
there was this article on blender nation bout this other one.But i forgot the link.

Van_Halen_Man · December 9, 2006, 6:49pm

Ok here is the File:
http://www.savefile.com/files/326850
Thank you for your help.
Oh Yeah…And here is a Render of his hair. Could you give me any suggestions that you think would make it look better?
http://www.savefile.com/files/326868

Hazza · December 10, 2006, 4:25am

Your blend file , when trying to load it into blender comes up with an error - file incomplete. your file only has 32 kb if you save the default start up of a box light and camera thats 93 kb. i think it may be a problem with downloading the file from that site for me.

ok finally got it to download correctly
You have got the alpha of the penguin body set to zero in the materials pane, which makes it transparent and also you have also you have the only shad button switched on in the material shaders panel which renders shadow only.

Van_Halen_Man · December 10, 2006, 10:05am

THANK YOU! Thanks a million.