Head WIP

Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping

In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.

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# 1 31-03-2008 , 12:18 PM

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Hi everyone,

This is a head I've been working on for class and I'd like some critiques on it. I'm trying to do the best I can so I'd appreciate any and all help I can get user added image

Thanks

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# 2 31-03-2008 , 10:34 PM

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Looking like a promising start

Could you post a non smoothed wire?

I looks like youve got a bit of a problem with the cheak.

"No pressure, no diamonds" Thomas Carlyle

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# 3 01-04-2008 , 02:42 AM

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Sure, here is the non smoothed wire:

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# 4 01-04-2008 , 02:56 AM

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some of the features seem over exagerated, particurly the lips and ears

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# 5 01-04-2008 , 04:57 AM

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Thanks for your replies. Here's an update:

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# 6 01-04-2008 , 06:34 AM

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looks like one of those african woman you see in those discovery channel docos lol but yeah i agree promising start from where ive just been coming from i think ive been working on my character for like 2 weeks now lol

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# 7 01-04-2008 , 08:49 AM

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Becareful when you model by point with a proxy,

if you use your low res cage for UV mapping you may end up with texture swimming and or skinning, model by edge if you can:
hope this helps-

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# 8 03-04-2008 , 07:24 PM

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Thanks everyone for your input. I had to turn it in Monday but couldn't bring it in to Zbrush because my ears were disappearing when I imported it...this is what I got done in Maya though:

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We had to do self busts of ourselves. I think I'm going to start a new head (not of myself) and work on making my topology and edge loops better.

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# 9 03-04-2008 , 09:01 PM

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Did you check the normals, that maybe one problem you need to look out for when exporting into zbrush, also i would keep the faces as quads. Here is a head that i made a while back hope it helps

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