How to texture a number on a syringe in maya...?

Question

I need to make a syringe but i also need it to keep its lambert color i gave it is there any way i can put numbers on it without changing that.....(a syringe like a needle where it measures).

Answer 1

Yes, you'd either need to add a texture with multiple layers, one for the base colour and one for the numbers (with alpha transparency so the base colour shows through), or create a single texture map with both the colour and the numbers on it and wrap it to the object.

Unfortunately I'm trained in 3DS Max so I can't tell you exactly how to do this in Maya - I suggest you Google for Maya texturing tutorials. I'm sure you can find what you need.