Zylennia Domela

Chic, thank you! With so many changes, I just didn't know where I'd fit into Second Life any more as a creator. I do take texture creation seriously. I used to use Photoshop and do things from scratch as well as use photography and edit. Right now I use Photoshop CC for that as well as take pictures with my Nikon D5200. I just thought that given the fact that it was mesh that I'd need something like a 3D painter. I wasn't sure if that only mattered if I was creating 3D from scratch. Is Photoshop still acceptable for creating a texture for mesh via UV map? These are the types of things of which I am unsure. I am happy to give anyone in world my older textures just so more experienced people can gauge where I might fit in. If there is anyone willing to check out my older work and give opinions, please message me in world and I'll give you the textures to have a look. They are older but it's good work. Can a person resell a mesh that he or she has textured and would PS simply work or would I need a 3D painter? Lots of questions I know. Thank you everyone for all of your helpful suggestions and advice but also for your patience!

Nice! Thanks for the suggestion! I'll check it out ASAP. I was also checking out Mudbox. I don't necessarily need free but inexpensive and the ability to create some nice texturing end results works for me. I'll move on to something more costly that does more as I can and if i even find it necessary afterward. If anyone has any suggestions on software before I invest time and money into something that I don't end up caring for in the long run, I'm open to them. The goal is to simply learn to create mesh and be able to texture it with some pro results (After plenty of practice of course) Thanks everyonre for responding to me with help and recommendations. I really appreciate it!

Thanks! I have a pressure sensitive pen that is proprietary to my laptop which allows for convenience in Photoshop and Illustrator. I think you're right about the mouse it seems. I can't even find my Wacom tablet tom use it if I wanted. Looks like a new mouse is on the horizon for me to get going in Blender. Thank you!

Thank you for the personal experience! It has definitely given me some insight into what I'll need to do. I'm guessing that I'd like to 3D paint. I'm not sure how to do any of that yet or how my current skills will ultimately fit into it all. I was trying to learn when I realized that I couldn't do much learning from the tutorial because of my inability to figure out how to zoom and rotate with my pen to the screen instead of using a mouse. Thanks so much for your help! I'm heading out to buy a mouse now!

Hi! I am very late to the game as I have been on hiatus for a number of years. I recently came back to SL to see that so much has changed. Creation has taken a turn and is just not done the same way. I'm absolutely fine with that! My big thing was textures; extremely well done textures. I'd like to be able to learn Blender 3D to apply my own custom textures to my own work as I don't foresee many people handing me over UV maps for custom texture work. Many friends and contacts are now gone and I am anticipating a rough start. I'm okay with that too. I recently started Blender Tutorials because I see it as my only option for utilization of where my true creativity and proficiency lies. I've already started running into problems with trying to work and learn the interface because of the fact that I have a touch screen laptop with a pen. I can't figure out simple things like to zoom or rotate. Is there anyone else who uses this or am I better off buying a mouse? Thanks so much in advance for any helpful comments that I receive :)