2cnd model in maya - slowly progressing alien - Page 2

Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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# 16 14-05-2003 , 11:05 PM

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nice! but I don't think aliens should hve 5 fingers too user added image

since they dont picture them like that hehe user added image

maybe 3? or more?
if u cover the face of that alien u see a human's body user added image

Its amazing though! user added image

I wish I could do it!

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# 17 14-05-2003 , 11:29 PM

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I-Iybrid: that's all screenshots from within maya... I did setup 3 lights in different colors to get a better feel for the geometry (and of course it's prettier that way :p)

ctaborda: count again :p but yeah, it's basically the idea of a pretty typical gray alien the way I picture it; basically human physiognomy with slight changes.

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# 18 15-05-2003 , 09:56 AM

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really a damn nice model user added image

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# 19 15-05-2003 , 11:48 AM

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sweet phillip user added image

- how long did you use lightwave before you tried maya ?

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# 20 15-05-2003 , 12:15 PM

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thanks.

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# 21 16-05-2003 , 09:03 PM

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It is a bit like Edie, the puppet of Iron Maiden :-)

Good work

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# 22 17-05-2003 , 09:19 AM

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Originally posted by philip - liquid.arts
it's basically the idea of a pretty typical gray alien the way I picture it; basically human physiognomy with slight changes.

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woah - nice model so far. and for the slight changes - i have a suggestion. if you would make the neck really really really thin, the alien would look even more yucc, disgusting, go away. not sure how he is described in the book, but a thinner neck would really be scary user added image

keep it up

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# 23 17-05-2003 , 09:37 AM

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well, if I made the neck a lot thinner, he wouldn't be able to support his huge head... that would work in a cartoony style only.

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# 24 17-05-2003 , 10:16 AM

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ok agreed - but the support is only relevant if gravity is similiar to the earth where this fellow alien comes from. if everybody who does aliens for movies would make them anatomically possible, then many movies would look less impressive user added image

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# 25 17-05-2003 , 10:37 AM

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not sure about that; take LOTR. VERY impressive yet anatomically believeable...

anyway, here's a lil' update:

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# 26 18-05-2003 , 06:27 AM

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2nd model eh? You obviously have experience in another package? What are you coming from? Max? Lightwave? Nice work!

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# 27 20-05-2003 , 09:03 PM

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alright, he's finally got some legs user added image

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# 28 21-05-2003 , 05:20 AM

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AMZAZING! Wow can he be in my movie!? jk man keep it up.

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