I'm confused about UV (again)
I feel like I’m proceeding completely blindly.
I don’t know if my seams are correct, if the islands are positioned properly, or if their scale makes sense.
I did multiple UV tests yesterday, and using a UV checker nothing appears stretched. However, when I compare my UVs to ones I find online, their overall shape looks strange to me. Everything feels very boxy, half of the UV space is empty, and some islands are extremely small.
I asked chatgpt and he told me to use the "Average Island Scale" and the "Pack Islands". That didn’t help, because now some of the islands are microscopic. (look at the first image)
Most tutorials in my native language focus on very simple examples (cubes, basic shapes), so I struggle to understand how those principles apply to more complex models.
Could someone please explain how to place proper seams and how to properly organize UV islands? I feel like I might be missing some fundamentals.
Posted Jan 30, 2026, 5:12 AM UTC