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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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# 16 25-06-2010 , 03:12 PM

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Those shadows are really faint. Whats the lighting setup like?

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# 17 25-06-2010 , 03:26 PM

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its an IBL render with a ramp node attached to the texture ill post up a better render later when i get home

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# 18 26-06-2010 , 09:51 AM

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The model looks very nice and well done but the render and the textures on the lights needs quite a bit of work.

The lighting flattens the image.

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# 19 27-06-2010 , 07:59 AM

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yeah the renders are pretty crappy i just do them to see how my reflections are like and if the odd triangle here and there are causing any weird artifacts once im done modelling i will start concentrating on the renders

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# 20 30-06-2010 , 03:50 PM

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decided to model the tyre treads and fixed a few errors here and there

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# 21 30-06-2010 , 03:53 PM

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did a test render not very pleased with it want to start tweaking it though .

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# 22 30-06-2010 , 09:26 PM

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Im sure once you tweek it some more mate it will come out better. The car itself looks good though!

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# 23 30-06-2010 , 10:52 PM

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# 24 01-07-2010 , 03:48 AM

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yup it was my first time to use the mental ray production shaders like ray switch just wanted to see their capabilities
will post up better renders maybe tomorrow though

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