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Help with an image plane.

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#1

Ok this is driving me nuts, iv tried this many times same results. I want to map a reference image on to 3-d plane, like in the “sculpting a skull tutorial” I want the image to stay attached to the tool just like in that tutorial.


  • imported my reference image into the texture pallet it is 2048x2048
  • draw a tools/3d plane on the canvas, It now has the reference image on it GOOD OK GREATE, now I activate it ( press T)
  • Now I go to fill the 3d plane with the texture and via color/ fill object (making SURE the Material/color channel is the only one ON. The fill object is not available???
  • What am I missing? Am I using the right plane object or is there a specific image plane somewhere in ZB?

#2

color>fill object is for filling it with a single color.

because you have a texture active you can’t use color :stuck_out_tongue:

Anyway, turn off tool>geometry>smt
then divide the object up to around 500k or so
then go to

tool>texture>“txr>col”
that will take your texture and apply it as polypaint. now you should be able to do what you’re looking to do.

#3

YOU rock! Ive been messin with this for 2hrs. thanks man!

Why is are there SO MANY little procedures in ZB!

Let me ask you this, is there a way to toggle the texture on and off?

#4

the texture, just turn the texture off.

But I’m guessing you’re asking about the polypaint.
tool>texture>colorize.

:stuck_out_tongue:

#5

Thanks again