Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1
This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.
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So I've been having trouble finishing this model. I think its mostly because I've hit an area where my skills are weakest and suffering from burnout. A friend of mine suggested that maybe I'm having trouble finishing because I never had a clear idea of who I was trying to model. That a generic male wasn't enough and that I should give him a personality and put the guy in a context to help flesh him out. Give him a personality. So since we both play city of heroes He suggested to redesign him using my Blaster toon as a template. So after five hours of modeling mayhem I'm here. And I've got my groove back. After a few more hours and a little more detail here and there I think I'll be ready to redo his body layouts and continue tackling texturing.
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I like the way you are really giving this all you have dude....nicely done on a personal challenege mate. I will try to drop in more often...apologies
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My last modeling post. Head Neck piece and helmet done. I'll repost UV's once I get his body mapped. Once smoothed he tops out at nearly 65,000 quads so I think I've taken this as far as I dare. Any other detailing will have to wait until I learn mudbox.
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HeyThanks bullet! He's got personality now!
My last modeling post. Head Neck piece and helmet done. I'll repost UV's once I get his body mapped. Once smoothed he tops out at nearly 65,000 quads so I think I've taken this as far as I dare. Any other detailing will have to wait until I learn mudbox.
Looking good
Kinda reminds me of the halo-Esque genre
I have gotten my new PC now so should be up and running again shorlty.Will you be texturing the armour???
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I'm in the process of texturing now and I've almost got the base colors mapped out. I've been playing with the armor texture map to make sure its as clean as possible. Hopefully I'll have something up tonight or tomorrow. (I've forgotten to check up on the board for critiques and responses for a while... )
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Also I'm about to make an account with photobucket so I can follow Daverave's advice so I can up the image quality of my posts. Which would be the most optimal format? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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