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Contents

Editing edges ...........................................................................................................388
Editing patch and element subobjects .....................................................................390
Tutorial: Creating a maple leaf from patches ...........................................................393
Using Modifiers on Patch Objects .....................................................................................394
Patch Select modifier ...............................................................................................394
Edit Patch modifier .................................................................................................394
Delete Patch modifier ..............................................................................................395
Using the Surface tools ............................................................................................395
Summary ..........................................................................................................................398
Chapter 14: Using the Graphite Modeling Tools and
Painting with Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Working with the Graphite Modeling Tools ......................................................................399
Using the Polygon Modeling panel ..........................................................................401
Using the Modify Selection panel ............................................................................404
Editing geometry .....................................................................................................406
Editing Vertex subobjects ........................................................................................413
Editing Edge and Border subobjects ........................................................................415
Editing Polygon and Element subobjects .................................................................417
Surface properties ...................................................................................................419
Using the Freeform Tools ..................................................................................................420
Using the PolyDraw tools ........................................................................................420
Using the Paint Deform tools ...................................................................................423
Using the Selection Tools ..................................................................................................424
Selecting Tops, Open, and Non-Quads ...................................................................424
Copying and pasting selections ...............................................................................424
Selecting by criteria .................................................................................................425
Using the Object Paint Tools .............................................................................................427
Selecting an object to paint with ..............................................................................427
Painting with objects ...............................................................................................428
Painting with multiple objects .................................................................................430
Painting on objects ..................................................................................................431
Using the Paint Fill mode ........................................................................................432
Painting with animated objects ................................................................................432
Tutorial: Painting a scar ...........................................................................................433
Summary ..........................................................................................................................434

Part IV: Materials, Cameras, and Lighting Basics 435

Chapter 15: Using the Slate Material Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Understanding Material Properties ....................................................................................437
Colors .....................................................................................................................437
Opacity and transparency ........................................................................................438
Reflection and refraction .........................................................................................439
Shininess and specular highlights ............................................................................439
Other properties ......................................................................................................439
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