Question on Skinning Shields

[The_Dark_Legion]

Every time I want to skin a shield, I always have to draw or paste half a picture (like a face or a simple statue or symbol). like the Assyrian Sun or Star Symbol. So if I draw half the picture, during the game, the design would be reflected on the other side, thus making it look like a proper and complete design. (this means if you cut the pic in half and place it on a shield then you would see the other half in game).

But if I wanted to skin something like this http://www.larp.com/hoplite/GMarc2.jpg

How am I able to draw it? How can I skin a full shield with out editing on a quarter or half a shield in order to complete a full picture? any tutorial concerning this? Thank you in advance.

[pacco]

You need to change UVW maps in 3ds max (on your existing texture) on model unit!

[The_Dark_Legion]

oh...so I need 3ds max..? well once I get it I will post more questions but are their any tutorials for skinning the shield parts?

[Thor the Bassist]

You would change the UVW map so that it sources a whole shield part of the skin. You then skin the whole shield in your texture.