Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2
This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with
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In dont believe the emperor is dead. One day he will come back and bring balance to the force.
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I did not know that you did so much work on Star Wars, make it better than the original that is looking very dated now.........dave
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So then i discovered that when this shot was put together in the original film they used a mat painting, the laser flashes were used to cut to the bit where the camera dives into the actual trench at the last minuet, since i can get the lighting somthing like from 1 angle ( when i move the camera round it blows out the render ) i am going to do a very high res still to zoom into in post, then i will just animate the trench bit.
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i mean, i see its a lot of the same shapes repeated over and over. and I am a self proclaimed hard Surface Guru, and love greebles as much as the next guy but for seals sakes! ( ....translate seal to the french spelling for correct phrase )
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Cheers Zombie, well during my researches i discovered that most of the death star and trench were made up of 6 standard pieces ,and i found drawings of em!
Lighting is my big challenge as ive never spent too much time on it, thats why the rendering of the Lambo i just finished isnt happening yet, so i am trying render layers and post instead, hoping i will stumble across a look that i can replicate.
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I agree with the zombie!!! man you must have a drip filled with coffee attached directly to the brain for that one!!!!!
Bloody hell mate, that is some serious delirious work a happenin!!!
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makes my Spitfire effort an atomic particule!!!
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you sick twisted seal you...LoL
yea Paldav, i saw about 4 pieces that were randomly moved about, and changed up some ( circular shapes that were cut in in 1/4 or half and such ) still either way, its tedious, my hats off to you mate.
When i was doing the tie fighter before i recorded the tutorial here that went up a month or so ago, that wing section was murder for me and hell it only took me an hour to do it. ( give or take) I think if i remember right, there are 12 unique shapes in that wing on either side...
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flat color with 1 ambient light
1 x over exposed 1 x directional light
1 x ambiant occlusion
1 x highlight black Phong with 1 x directional light
Please crit, i been staring at it too long
gonna be a long job to render 250 frames
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Where is the trench gone mate???
Its a lot darker than before.
Looks ok though kind of plastic with the directional light (I assume its the one in the back)
Other than that once the motion is on I dont think you will notice
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You might need some coffee for the next session by the looks of it
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I cant ... will not give up!!
I am not goint to get the exact likeness of the original, i accept that now, so i just need to get somthing i am happy with, i have had to work on getting the surface a lot lighter polygon wise, it was becoming unworkable. So a little more cheating later and this is where i am
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It does actually look better, it has an atmosphere by the looks??? It seems a little lighter so easier on the eye I think. You are turning this into a hidden object game arent you!!!
Jokes mate, it looks good, not so dark now. Have you changed the position of some of the diddly bits?
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so i have got all the basic layers done, am now working on getting the gun turret and lasers rendered then i can get it all together in AE, the i will put it on the tube.
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