i started learning maya.. about 6 month ago i think.. Now i work at a CG company modeling.

i took a local college class. I use Maya everyday, some Houdini, Bodypaint3d, Photoshop, DeepPaint (all...

yay, i got me a job for 55k. fiiiinally

Thanks!

some of the things you said i would definately fix.

-elongate and round off bicepts
-push in face a little
-lesser distance between top lip and nose
-thinner eyelid
-protrude...

could you plz tell me what i need to fix? i want to make this good.

Hi, This is question for MattTheMan...

How do i do the separate shadow pass with softer shadows? Could you please explain to me... I would really appreciate it if Matt or anyone can tell me how...

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Thanks, that is very cool how it sets up lights for you.

could you tell me how i can activate it? there are BMP, Lights, and MEL file.. but I don't know how to turn it on... is there a menu...

thanks for the GI. Joe information!

currently, i can't find it.. but is that a rendering mode..? like Mental Ray and Maya Software Render?

and can that be used for making animation also?
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may i ask what kind of lighting you are using? i am trying to light my model.. but it not coming out ok with my lights.. can u tell me how u get those soft shadows?

mine are all hard shadow..
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