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        <p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#0022A8"><b><a target="" href="../../corner/index.html"><font size="-1">Thinking 
          Outside the Box</font></a><font size="-1">:</font></b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="+3" color="#0022A8"><br>
          Dangerous Curves Ahead</font></p>
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        <p align="RIGHT"><font color="#804000"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">By 
          Paul &quot;<a target="_self" href="mailto:paul@loonygames.com">Villam</a>&quot; 
          Steed</font></b></font></p>
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        <p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">I still use 
          an occasional planar projection or spherical map, but cylindrical mapping 
          combined with the UV Unwrap modifier makes it possible for me to conceptualize, 
          build and texture an object in about four hours ('bout how long Shauna 
          took...).</font></p>
        <p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">UV Unwrap is 
          very useful and comes with Max. Click on 'edit' when you assign this 
          modifier and here's what you'll see...</font></p>
        <p align="CENTER"><a href="images/totb0411.jpg"><img src="images/totb0411_sml.jpg" width="297" height="225" border="0" alt="click for full image"></a></p>
        <p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(click to 
          see fullsize image)</font></p>
        <p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">...to see the 
          texture just click on 'pick map' in the edit window, choose 'material 
          editor' and just pick the same material from the editor that you've 
          assigned to the object you're pushing the UV's around on.</font></p>
        <p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">So here's the 
          torso...</font></p>
        <p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="images/totb0412.jpg" width="300" height="271"></font></p>

        <p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">...with the 
          32 pixel-displaced, breasts-up-front positioning...</font></p>
        <p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">...and here's 
          the leg: </font></p>
        <p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="images/totb0413.jpg" width="300" height="270"></font></p>
        <p align="LEFT"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">...and finally 
          the arm WITH the same leg texture </font></p>
        <p align="CENTER"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="images/totb0414.jpg" width="300" height="270"></font></p>
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      <p><i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"> </font></i><i><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-2"><b>Credits:</b> 
        Thinking Outside the Box logo illustrated and is &copy; 1998 Dan Zalkus. 
        Thinking Outside the Box is &copy; 1998 Paul Steed. All other content 
        is &copy; 1998 <a target="_self" href="http://www.loonyboi.com">loonyboi 
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