To create perfectly textured models, you need easy access to world class UV editing tools with no interruption in workflow... modo delivers! A powerful UV editor in modo gives you the ideal environment for the job. In many cases, it is as simple as Click. Unwrap. Done. In modo, UV editing is no afterthought – it is at the core of the package.

modo in Focus is a new video series that introduces key concepts and workflows in modo for new users and evaluators. Get a look at what it's like to create perfectly textured models by viewing the sample clip from this texturing video – just one of eight modo in Focus training videos included with your 30-day modo evaluation purchase.

"To create the featured image - the 'thunderbird', I started with a simple cylinder, deformed it a bit and started to extrude the wings. The backend of the plane was bridged between two polygons, a big and a small one (with the curve setting in the bridge tool). The rest was just a bit of beveling and edge extrudes.

The trickiest part of the texturing process was to get some good UV layouts. When it comes to UV's, there is something you learn with every new project. I found that what helps a lot is arranging the workspace to the objects before you Unwrap them.

modo has always been my first choice because of its strong modeling and UV tools. The Shader Tree, in my opinion, is one of the most precise and best controllable tools for creating good looking materials. modo made this project just pure fun for me."