Question about Matierials

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#1

Hi gang

I am getting along with blender ok, but I am still having substantial problems with the matierial editor. So I am having problems creating designs on an object, eg…grain on the piece of wood. I was wondering LIGHT WAVE has a thing where you can import a picture and that becomes the pattern on the object. (IT imports any image file,) Where and what is it called when you do this on Blender.

Sincerely
BlackManta
PS I am looking for some good space station matierial. any ideas?

#2

Image texture. Just use the image type and load the image. You can place vial many coordinate spaces including UV.

#3

in the texture buttons, try the ‘noise’ procedural texture type and add a wood procedural texture to another layer. that might make it.

#4

Thanks all!

I feel kind of dumb, I posted this question then found the “texture editor” and figured out pretty much all of my questions
Thanks again
BlackManta :Z