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To add extra decal to my meshes that will only show up when I need them to, how do I add planes with an image to another mesh. Simple snap to face doesn't curve it and sticks out and shrink wrap deforms it way too much, also keeps trying to stretch it and attack to things not close to it. I know I can do a shape key like thing, tho I might have to, but then ill have tones of messy shape keys. So does anyone know of a way to smoothly, without deform, an image plane over a non-flat mesh, i.e. parts of a human or clothing. Also, this is for a toon/anime style animation, if that helps.

I'm using blender 2.9 and the eevee render engine.

sorry i should have given an example of what im going for. this is just one of the effects im hoping for.

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Juko The10-Tails
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  • Suggestion. See the topic of Blender UV Mapping with a mesh. You can find perhaps a tutorial here at BSE or the famous video website that has a name that rhymes with noonoob. Texture with transparency can be applied as a decal. You might also search here at BSE with the search word decal. Your searching skills are probably very good. – atomicbezierslinger Jan 17 '21 at 05:28
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    Does this answer your question? Add a transparent image on top of a material – susu Jan 17 '21 at 05:33
  • kind of but it doesn't seem to work with meshes already using UV, unless I'm stupid and missing something. – Juko The10-Tails Jan 17 '21 at 05:42
  • You can combine many materials as one, use masks and use one or many UVs. It is up to you. The biggest problem in adding geometry to add a texture on top of existing faces is that you will run into problems with Z-fighting, where two surfaces are coplanar and on top of each other. The render engine has a hard time differentiating what is in front of what. – susu Jan 17 '21 at 05:55
  • I'll keep tinkering with it until I find something, if I find something. – Juko The10-Tails Jan 17 '21 at 06:30

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I also think that the better way to achieve your goal is the use of UV, materials, decals over the same mesh, but if you really want to use a different mesh you can duplicate the object, add a solidify modifier with an appropriate factor, apply it and delete the unuseful faces.

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josh sanfelici
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