Once we covered texture photography last month, the obvious next step was to take those photos into a game engine for use.

This time around, we cover:

• Creating Realistic Photo Textures for Games - Part 4: Seamless Textures
• Creating Realistic Photo Textures for Games - Part 5: Using MindTex
• Creating Realistic Photo Textures for Games - Part 6: Importing to UDK
• Creating Realistic Photo Textures for Games - Part 7 Advanced Effects in UDK

Now that we've covered some uses of textures with 3D modeling, we're going to dive into how to make those textures better, and how you can create them yourself. While using photo libraries can be a huge timesaver, sometimes you just can't find the texture you need. This multi-part guide will take the first steps to get you started.

• Creating Realistic Photo Textures for Games - Intro
• Creating Realistic Photo Textures For Games - Part 1: Photography Basics
• Creating Realistic Photo Textures For Games - Part 2: What Makes a Good Photo Texture?
• Creating Realistic Photo Textures For Games - Part 3: Techniques and Tricks for Taking Texture Photos

We're not quite done with our tutorial series on 3ds Max, it's time to dive in on UV mapping techniques.

UV Mapping in 3ds Max 2013 - Intermediate Techniques - Part 1

UV Mapping in 3ds Max 2013 - Intermediate Techniques - Part 2

UV Mapping in 3ds Max 2013 - Intermediate Techniques - Part 3

Creating realistic scenes in SketchUp for rendering - Part 5

Next month, we'll be looking at some other workflows to get you going in game development.

The SketchUp to 3ds Max workflow series continues, and this month we're focusing on the Max side of the equation.

Creating realistic scenes in SketchUp for rendering - Part 4

UV Mapping in 3ds Max 2013 - Part 1

UV Mapping in 3ds Max 2013 - Part 2

UV Mapping in 3ds Max 2013 - Part 3

UV Mapping in 3ds Max 2013 - Part 4