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I know how to model, however, would it be easier to texture everything with a shape (cube, sphere, etc.) or with a plane that is mirrored? I haven't found any answers online.

Can someone please help me on which modeling technique would be best for texturing and materials? I love using the plane because you only have to worry about a couple vertices meanwhile if you model with a cube it would be doubled but for some reason I feel using a cube would be better with texturing because if something is mirrored it would look exactly the same on the opposite side, and sometimes I wouldn't want that.

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    Are you asking what is the best method for modeling to make texture painting easiest? – David Dec 25 '16 at 22:29

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If you are creating materials for others, it is a common convention to test them on a shader ball. See this question: Cycles advanced shader ball?

However, if you already have a mesh, it is best to test the material on it. The reason is that only the simplest materials are 100% mesh-independent, the rest have to be adjusted to the mesh, for example the depth of subsurface scattering depends on the scale of the mesh.

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  • Ok I guess I could play around with a plane that is mirrored versus a shaped mesh (cube, sphere) and see which one would look better. But I just feel for some reason if I use a plane that's mirrored it would be identical on the other side and we all know that objects in real life are not always 100% identical on both sides. I'm asking this because I made a machete and one side I want writing and I feel if I start making a texture it would mirror it to the other side. As well as I would want different blood splatters, scratches, etc. – HighKyle Dec 25 '16 at 21:08
  • Test on the real machete. If you run into any problems, then you can ask about them separately. – lbalazscs Dec 25 '16 at 21:22
  • But if I test it on my model, which is a mirrored plane, wouldn't it be exactly the same on the other side? Since I only want writing on 1 side is that not possible? – HighKyle Dec 25 '16 at 21:24
  • Whether the writing appears on both sides, depends on a lot of factors (did you use a mirror modifier, or the simple mirroring, how you did your uv unwrapping...). Don't worry, just try it :) – lbalazscs Dec 25 '16 at 21:27
  • I used a mirror modifier and I already applied it. I haven't done anything with materials or textures first as I came here to ask the question first before screwing over my first good model. – HighKyle Dec 25 '16 at 21:33
  • If you already applied it and there is no overlap in the uv-unwrapping, then the text will not be mirrored. Don't be afraid to "screw up" your model, just make a backup copy if you are not sure that you can go back. The more models you screw up, the better you get :) – lbalazscs Dec 25 '16 at 21:49
  • I never made a UV map yet I only made the model as I didn't want to mess anything up and do some research to make a really realistic material. For the blade I was planning on having scratches and blood splatters on it. But now that you said since its applied then it wouldn't affect the other side. I got my question answered thank you so much! So many tutorials used a plane with a mirror and I always wondered if they apply a texture would it be exactly symmetrical. – HighKyle Dec 25 '16 at 21:55
  • If your question was answered, you should accept the answer. See this: http://stackoverflow.com/help/someone-answers – lbalazscs Dec 25 '16 at 21:57