I don't understand the concept of wrapping?

[Jaijaibinx]

Could someone please explain to me what wrapping is? I have started making a few models and don't understand what wrapping is?

 

[Slaydon]

You wrap the Colors on your model. I think.

 

[mario_64]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UV_mapping

do you know how the eath is a sphere. if you were seeing the earth from a front view this is what you would see

front

now you wonder if you made the earth a 3d model how would you paint if we could only see the front?

well you project it in a 2d plane like this

plane

 

[Jaijaibinx]

i think i get it. +Rep