it looks like your light source (sun) is coming from sort of straight ahead/off to the right of the camera... i would expect the tower and the doorway building to give off more shadows from that...

Hey everyone,
This is a wip for a maya class that i am taking. poly count is at 7646. this will be a main character for an animation, just for fun, but i want to keep the poly count sort of near...

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Just a little background to this image - I'm currently in grad school and working on a 5 person project to produce a prototype version of a game for the federation of american...

you could change the penumbra of the light, that will make the edges of the light softer or harder (depending on the setting). it's in the attribute editor of the light. since the light is limited...

here's (http://www.3dtotal.com/ffa/tutorials/maya/paintfx_the_ultimate_hair_designer/hair_designer1.asp) a tutorial on 3dtotal for paintfx hair. never tried it myself, but it seems that 3dtotal...

i have no experience in demo reels but i would say that if your full reel is like 30 seconds of your best stuff, you're better off sticking with your best stuff and keeping it short (more impact!)...

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i've seen a couple of the videos, and while they are nice and generally pretty helpful, the price tag (which is more or less out of my range) doesn't quite justify them to me. i have learned a lot...

i think a big portion of the problem is that i'm not working with anyone else - which means when i hit a roadblock the best i can do is hit f1 or search forums; which, obviously, takes time. i...

hi everyone,
so i'm in this situation now... i have been using maya for soemthing like 6 months, not enough to know a whole lot, but enough to be able to accomplish most things i put my mind to (as...