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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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# 1 08-11-2006 , 06:45 AM

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Hi:
I am a University student who is having extreme difficulty attempting to model Rayman for my Facial Animation module. The idea is, like in the 10 Second Animation Club, to model a character and have it say the lines from a film. I have my film quote: but i have tried so many times to model Rayman it's getting tedious and I am frustrated with it. Please offer me some guidance. Any BASIC tutorials, crits, ANYTHING to help me out. Thanks. I've uploaded screen shots of where I've got up to.

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# 2 08-11-2006 , 07:04 AM

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what references are you using?

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# 3 08-11-2006 , 07:07 AM

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pictures that I have drawn myself from rayman sites - original rayman style.

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# 4 08-11-2006 , 07:09 AM

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# 6 09-11-2006 , 03:47 AM

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i think you would have more success starting with poly spheres, honestly. i would consider the primary shape of rayman as nothing but regular primitives, just deformed with a lattice or using face/vertex manipulation.

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