hehe bro don't I know it. This is probably going to be one of the most challenging projects I have taken on thus far...Personally I gave up LOL. You would be best at least getting a tutorial on the basics....model it....accept critique and guidance. Then model it all over again...and again. When you get the basics right then I would buy some anatomy books and learn some of the definitions of muscles etc. This is a long process man....wont be a qick one. I would look around the forums here...like Mayaniacs work, mastone, daverave and of course Jay...if I missed any gurus I apologise in advance.
Chees bullet
Dave I just may take you up on this. 19 hours daaannng! It must be good.Get this
https://simplymaya.com/autodesk-maya-...=197&sub_cat=2
If you don't mind spending some money Jay really knows what he's talking about. Will save you a ton of time and a lot of learning to do it the wrong way.
I'm of course bias but....
Dave
Best lecture I've herd and ok! I will be sure to post when I begin!Well thanks for recommending me guys LOL.
If I can just add my 10pence worth here. Theres no actual best way to do it as we all work a little differently from each other in terms of workflow, although in hindsight the end result is the same, but if I were to give you any advice for a beginner it would be, be patient, dont rush it, dont expect a miracle immediately, use plenty of references of anatomy (even if you create a cartoon character, it still has to look right proportionately), keep the mesh tidy, observe, take the crit from other people and above all enjoy it.
The one thing to watch though with any comments on this forum or any other 3d forum on the web, is that the minute you build a character everyone suddenly comes out of the woodwork and becomes an expert in the field of building them. You'll find that everyone will tell you that this is wrong or that is wrong, which is fine if it is backed up with something tangeable and constructive to improve it. We all have an idea in our heads of what the perfect looking character is, which is why so many characters look wrong. If the fundamentals of anatomy are followed instead of an idealism then we'd see alot more realistic or better looking characters floating around, so it pays to be observant as I said.
You'll gradually learn what to take as crit and what to take with a pinch of salt, when people talk out of the holyest of holes.
anyway lecture over, get modelling and lets see your stuff
best
Jay
