Maya Texture Tests - Lot One

So today I decided to have a crack at texturing as I am not very good at making or using realistic textures out side of maya. 

With some help from Jordon, I have two basic/blocked objects from maya textured in two different ways. 1 is a texture on a plane which looks nice but could come into problems in the 3D world, while the other is a 3D model with a texture and bump map placed. I quite like this as even though the texture is not perfect, they feel real and solid, yet smooth, to which is what I had wanted.