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.
# 1 05-07-2008 , 06:46 AM
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Disasters

As a form of therapy post your "gone wrongs" here

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# 2 05-07-2008 , 08:43 AM
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LOL good idea for a thread, I'm gonna poke around for one of mine, which I'm sure I can find user added image


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# 3 05-07-2008 , 10:15 AM
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Haha great topic :attn:

This picture was my first time rigging. My plan was to make a simple organic model and play a bit with it. I never did any rigging before so it made it look like this user added image

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# 4 05-07-2008 , 10:17 AM
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And this my first time Pod Racer.

It turned out to be something else user added image :p

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# 5 05-07-2008 , 06:20 PM
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Pretty much everything I have done should be in here user added image


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# 6 05-07-2008 , 07:25 PM
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i love disaster / crappy work threads! user added image

ok -- here's mine - my first attempt with paint fx hair.

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# 7 05-07-2008 , 08:52 PM
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You should make an afro for your fly user added image

# 8 06-07-2008 , 03:05 AM
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LOL :bow:

Thanks for following up guys, i'm sure we all feel better for it, that fly hair do man, i'm crying, in a good way.


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# 9 06-07-2008 , 08:03 PM
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Aahh yes, failed attempts gotta love em'. This one was when I was first putzing around with GI and well, Mental Ray all together, and was confused as hell why the materials looked the way they did lol. Good times, good times.

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# 10 06-07-2008 , 08:17 PM
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ha! that's kind of cool! user added image

# 11 06-07-2008 , 08:19 PM
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ha! that's kind of cool! user added image

>< I just wanted a normal looking couch lol not some laser tag prop.


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# 12 07-07-2008 , 07:23 AM
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Here is one of my first creations in Maya ..hehe

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# 13 07-07-2008 , 10:53 AM
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wow!!user added image

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