simplymaya ninja

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.

Watch

# 1 08-06-2005 , 09:15 PM

Banned
Join Date: May 2005

Location: new zealand

Posts: 193

hey all
I've started doing this real amazing tutorial on modling a ninja. But have got stuck on one part, spending like AGES on it, and its realy enoying me :headbang:
I really need someones help to get me back on track, I have just sortof roughly finished modling the head. But when kurt comes back into the next part he has like all these edge loops done perfectly, and looks just way better than mine! I was just wondering what way the edge loops are suppose to flow around the face?
cheers

Heres a pic of what its looking like now, in polygons:

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: picture 6.png
Views: 563
Size: 73.4 KB
ID: 21654

Quote

# 2 08-06-2005 , 09:44 PM

Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003

Location: florence OR, USA

Posts: 958

Well, it goes something like this.

Also look through this whole thread over at cgtalk on topology, great stuff on edge-looping

https://www.cgtalk.com/showthread.php...9&page=1&pp=15

Hope that helps user added image

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: picture 8.jpg
Views: 570
Size: 159.5 KB
ID: 21657

I am creating an illusion.

Homepage https://www.freewebs.com/vedickings/index.htm

Challenge WIP https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...threadid=17391

Quote

# 3 08-06-2005 , 10:05 PM

Banned
Join Date: May 2005

Location: new zealand

Posts: 193

Thanks alot for Vedic kings i'll give that a try :attn: Hopefully it'll be lookin just as good as kurts soon.
Cheers vedic! user added image

Quote

# 4 08-06-2005 , 10:49 PM

Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003

Location: florence OR, USA

Posts: 958

No problem, i'm glad I could be of some help user added image

I am creating an illusion.

Homepage https://www.freewebs.com/vedickings/index.htm

Challenge WIP https://forum.simplymaya.com/showthre...threadid=17391

Quote

# 5 15-06-2005 , 10:32 AM

Banned
Join Date: May 2005

Location: new zealand

Posts: 193

noob quest

srry for the noob question
I haven't been able to work on maya cause of a school assignment due in, but i'm back into it now user added image

. I need sumones help though. I have spent ages trying to add these edge loops to my model, by going into it with the split polygon tool and trying to add lines like in the pic. But i cant get the lines looking right, and its really enoying me :angery: , but i'm still hanging in there. user added image

I would realy appreciate it if someone could please help me by telling me how to get from the model that mine looks like (above), to the one kirts looks like (below), when you come into the next part.
I really want to get better at modling characters, so ANY help would be much much appreciated!
Thanks heaps! :bow:
Meredith

Quote

# 6 15-06-2005 , 10:36 AM

Banned
Join Date: May 2005

Location: new zealand

Posts: 193

opps :blush:
heres the pic of what kurts model looks like

Attached Images

Quote

# 7 15-06-2005 , 01:25 PM

The Maya Mountain
Join Date: Aug 2002

Location: Seattle, WA

Posts: 8,245

it really is mostly a matter of lots of practice.

-Mike
The Maya Toolbelt

Quote

# 8 15-06-2005 , 02:31 PM

Registered User
Join Date: May 2002

Location: Niagara Falls, Canada

Posts: 5,310

ya like Mike has said it takes time..... What i would suggest is take a break from the head for a bit and move on to the body. Then come back into the head with fresh eyes. I find that helps me when i'm not geting the right look or result.

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination, knowledge is limited, imagination encircles the world. (Albert Einstein)

https://www.artstation.com/kurtb

Quote

# 9 15-06-2005 , 07:15 PM

Banned
Join Date: May 2005

Location: new zealand

Posts: 193

Thanks for the advice. I'll take a break from the head :attn:
Cheers
Meredith

Quote

# 10 24-06-2005 , 12:18 AM

Banned
Join Date: May 2005

Location: new zealand

Posts: 193

well i've had a break at the head and have came back to it. Its taking ages to get use to seaming i'm a slow learner but its sort of starting to make scence :attn:
I dont know if these edge loopings are looping the correct way or not, i'd realy appreciate it if someone can tell me if they are going the right way or wrong way.
Thanks heaps
Meredith

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: picture 2.png
Views: 428
Size: 73.2 KB
ID: 21816

Quote

# 11 24-06-2005 , 01:19 AM

Technical Director
Join Date: Feb 2004

Posts: 2,988

loops

here you go:

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: redone.jpg
Views: 434
Size: 71.7 KB
ID: 21818

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Quote

# 12 31-07-2005 , 11:15 AM

Banned
Join Date: May 2005

Location: new zealand

Posts: 193

lol, yeah.
Well here i am again. I gave up the project, but thought i would come back and give it another go. Heres what i have been up 2 on the body. I have started adding detail in the abbs but for some reason its looking way different and worse than kurts. Any comments would be much appreciated!
Thanks
by the way, ignore the ears :headbang:

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: picture 15.png
Views: 371
Size: 40.5 KB
ID: 22592

Quote

# 13 01-08-2005 , 05:08 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Jul 2005

Location: South Africa, Johannesburg

Posts: 229

Meredith

When you do the clothes, are you extruding the original model
or are you making a new model covering and combinding it
afterwards?

Nice work user added image

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep - Scott Adams"

<b>Toxic Bunny</b>

Quote

Reply to this thread