UV unwrapping our base meshes
UV unwrapping a human can sound a little daunting at first, but most times it’s simpler than it seems.
Again, just like most parts of the process, there are many variations that can work just fine. In our case, we’ll go for a simpler unwrap. It’s also worth noting that the same unwrap works for both male and female bodies, given that they have relatively similar geometry.
We’ll start with the neck and head and go down. At the end of each section, we’ll have a picture of what the UV islands for that part look like. You don’t need to unwrap the parts separately, though; this is just for demonstration.
Head and neck
We’ll unwrap the head and the neck together in a single UV island. For that, we’ll only need two seams. The first one will be placed at the base of the neck:
Figure 9.114 – Seam added at the base of the neck
The second loop goes on the back...