Model prep, optimization, and UVs for Maya 2023 and Substance 3D Painter 8.3

Axe model created and provided by Discord user TrickShotPig.
This is basically my workflow to optimize and prep a model for texturing. This is specifically for game assets, but most of the same principles will translate.

I touch on poly-count reduction, UVs, Material/Texture set assignments, exporting the finished meshes for texturing, and starting your project in Substance Painter, as well as a bunch of other small tips and tricks.

This video was originally just meant to help the Discord user above, but I feel it'd be nice to leave it up for the public to watch and maybe learn from.

Thanks for watching.