@VX doggy.
as for 3d coat , Well all I can say it is an amazing bit of software, as you van UV texture live.
Also it is very easy to learn,
The only issue I have is that when I import my models into GG that I have created very nice textures is that they look poor quality,
Time to figure that part out now.
OH I did buy Ultimate unwrap, but I'm not going to use that software as wish I saved the money and used it towards 3D coat
Cus like other UV software you have to UV your model then export the UV map into a paint program then import back in and if not right/ok then one would have to do all again. so slow.
So in 3d coat you do the hole lot in one program saving hours of texturing time, anyway YouTube 3d Coat and have a look,
you will, be amazed.
Here is 3 images. to show,
1 . my first texture without 3d coat that took a few hours
2. Clean model no paint before I started texturing
3. with 3d coat at that took 10 mins using Smart Materials.
oh deer I just noticed images are in wrong order of my text but you can see what I mean lol