Texturing a pencil

[justincrowell 1]

Hi everyone,

I've been using 3DCoat to create UVs for objects built in C4D, and it's a relatively simple process.  What I want to do now, however, is texture a pencil.  I'm still very unclear about how this process works.  If I understand correctly:

I should create a base texture (the yellow paint) and fill an entire layer.

Then I should make a new layer, and paint in a wood texture near the tip. 

Then I should make a new layer, and paint in the lead tip.

I'm not sure how to do the text. 

This all takes place in the Paint room, correct?

 

If anyone feels like walking me through how this actually works, or maybe a tutorial that really walks through this step by step (I've watched a ton of tutorials and still really don't understand), that would REALLY help me out!

 

OBJ and reference are attached.

 

Thank you!

Justin

Pencil.obj

[Carlosan 2,043]

Like a 3D version of Photoshop, 3D-Coat's Paint Room makes creating detailed textures for your models extremely fast.

I hope to help with this base.

Pen.zip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJohGRXHPzY

[justincrowell 1]

Wow, thanks so much!

This tutorial is really great.  Definitely helps.  And seeing how you've done it in the project is super useful too.  Thanks again!

[justincrowell 1]

Quick question: what do you use for the wood part?  Is that just painted, or is there a wood bitmap in there?

[Carlosan 2,043]

This one.

[justincrowell 1]

Ah, ok.  So did you create a Smart Material with that texture, and then paint in where it would go?

 

Thanks again...sorry for the amateurish questions!

[Carlosan 2,043]

Yes. Please check this video. Hope it help.

 

[Carlosan 2,043]

For the text I think it is better to add image as stencil.