Linda_HARRIS22 Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 Hi, Apologies if I’m using the wrong terminology, I’m very new to using drawing programs. I want to design my own logo and I need to draw a picture of the earth, like the globe. I see where people take a flat image of the earth, using world map, and wrap it around a circle/sphere they’ve drawn, giving it a 3D look. I think they may call this uv mapping but not sure. Is there anything in Affinity that can do this? If Affinity can’t do this, can anyone recommend free software that can? Thanks! Linda Quote
firstdefence Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 UV Mapping is related to 3D software. An excellent app to do this is Blender. It's a bit of a learning curve but definitely worth learning. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Blender_3D:_Noob_to_Pro/UV_Map_Basics Reggie1958 and Linda_HARRIS22 2 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
Linda_HARRIS22 Posted January 23, 2020 Author Posted January 23, 2020 Thank you very much for recommendation and for quick response!! Quote
firstdefence Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 You're welcome Linda. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions
GarryP Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 You might also be able to use a G’MIC filter https://gmic.eu/ in GIMP https://www.gimp.org/. Easier to use than Blender – just tweak some settings – but the result may not be what you want. Worth having it in your toolbox anyway. Quote
catlover Posted January 23, 2020 Posted January 23, 2020 Have a look at Photoscape X. It's free and has various 3D possibilities (faux and non-faux) Still, not actual raytracing, but it does an acceptable job nevertheless. Also worthwhile Raytracing, Windows only. (not free, but very reasonable priced) : Richard Rosenman : http://richardrosenman.com/shop/ Excellent 3D and other plugins/standalone software. Quote
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