With texture painting we can use the smart UV unwrap
pros: no seems
cons: no roughness
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-895-1024x695.png)
select one stone, click N and then go to item
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-896-1024x659.png)
the scale should be 1. Or we can find a stone with scale on within the ducplicates
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-898-1024x747.png)
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we can play with angle limit
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-901-1024x702.png)
To mark the seems
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-902.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-903-1024x504.png)
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create a new window on the top left corder to add the shade editor
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-907-1024x871.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-908.png)
add new texture
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-909.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-910.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-911.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-912-1024x549.png)
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![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-914-1024x523.png)
To save the painted texture
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-915.png)
The texture is saved as a separate file compared to the blender file
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-916.png)
To delete the texture I can just use the fill paint bucket
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-917.png)
the paint goes over the edges very slightly, this is known as the bleed
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-918.png)
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or
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-920.png)
16px of bleeding is standard practice
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-921.png)
we want to paint a texture on the rock
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-932.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-922.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-923.png)
select the Texture option
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-924.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-925.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-926.png)
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![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-930.png)
make sure we didn’t add the texture in the texture mask
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-931.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-933-1024x697.png)
when painting with texture we need to be in full white and no saturation
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-935.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-934.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-936.png)
we can change the mapping to random
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-937.png)
it’s better to tap with the brush rather than paining to avoid bluring areas
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-938-1024x690.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-939-1024x565.png)
Always check the face orientation. if it is red it means the face is reverted
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-940-1024x850.png)
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-941-1024x698.png)
when finished don’t forget to save the texture
![](https://www.kingpengstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/image-942.png)