In this video tutorial Lightwave Instructor Adam Gibson will show the 3D student how to UV Unwrap a Suchomimus dinosaur for the eventual purpose of texturing and detailing.

Topics Covered: Retopology for Better UV Maps, Edge Selection for Creating UV Islands, ABF UV Unwrap Tool, Renaming UV's, UV Editing Tools, UV Interpolation Modes, Tweaking and UV Correction Techniques.

A great video to quickly understand how to UV map your characters.

Table of Contents for UV Mapping Essentials

Chapter 1- Intro

Chapter 2- Retopology for UV Mapping

Chapter 3- Creating UV Seams (Part One)

Chapter 4- Creating UV Seams (Part Two)

Chapter 5- Creating UV Seams (Part Three)

Chapter 6- Creating UV Seams (Part Four)

Chapter 7- ABF (Angle Based Flattening) UV Unwrap

Chapter 8- How to Rename a UV Map

Chapter 9- Organize UV Islands

Chapter 10- Final Edit of the UV Map

Running Time: 3 hrs. 7 mins.

Resolution: 1920 x 1080 pixels

Video Format: MP4 Video (.mp4)

Level: Beginner