Texturing a small prop

In this recipe, we are going to take a look at how to properly work with textures within a material. The word properly is the real key element in the previous sentence – for even though we've worked with images in the past, we haven't really manipulated them inside the editor or seen what tricks we can use on them to enhance the look of our materials. It's time we did that, so let's take a look at it in this recipe!

Getting ready

I'm almost sure you know what I'm about to say by now, having read similar Getting ready sections elsewhere in this book. So, before doing that, let me say: "hello to you Sir/Madam, nice to see you here again! " Apart...