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 from that, you can follow along if you open up the following level from the UE4 project we are providing: Content /UE4ShadersAndEffects / Maps / Chapter03 / 03_03_TexturedMaterial_Start.

We'll be using assets that are also part of the project we provide or from the Starter Content, so make sure to include those ones as well if you...