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Using images as textures in Maya 1. Create a NURB or polygon object in Maya. It could be a cube, a cylinder, a plane or any other shape. In this example, we will use a sphere and a large image of Earth. This image will be used to wrap around a sphere as a texture to create a 3D model of Earth. 2. RightGclick on the object and click on Assign New Material. In the dialog box, select the Blinn material.

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Using&images&as&textures&in&Maya&!

1.! Create!a!NURB!or!polygon!object!in!Maya.!It!could!be!a!cube,!a!cylinder,!a!plane!or!any!other!shape.!!

!!In!this!example,!we!will!use!a!sphere!and!a!large!image!of!Earth.!This!image!will!be!used!to!wrap!around!a!sphere!as!a!texture!to!create!a!3D!model!of!Earth.!!

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2.! RightGclick!on!the!object!and!click!on!Assign&New&Material.!In!the!dialog!box,!select!the!Blinn!material.!!

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3.! In!the!Attribute&Editor,!click!on!the!checker!box!next!to!Colour!(if!you!don’t!see!the!Attribute!Editor!then!press!Ctrl!+!A!to!swap!from!the!Channel!Box!to!Attribute!Editor).!!

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4.! In!the!dialog!box,!click!on!File.!!

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5.! Click!the!Browse! !icon!next!to!Image&Name.!!

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6.! Find!the!image!you!want!to!use,!select!it!and!click!on!Open.!!

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Your!new!image!texture!should!look!something!like!this.!If!you!don’t!see!the!texture,!make!

sure!Textured!view!is!on!by!clicking!the! !icon.!!

!!When!you!render!your!scene!it!will!look!like!this!with!default!lighting!turned!on.!!

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