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# 31 19-07-2005 , 09:33 AM

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I finally got an Idea on how I should make the ears, and it worked:

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# 32 20-07-2005 , 11:23 AM

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this is what I have on the environment so far:

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# 33 21-07-2005 , 10:03 AM

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the bear's got some updates user added image

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# 34 21-07-2005 , 06:46 PM

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has the bear got pointy teeth now? If so it'll lose his cute effect user added image

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# 35 21-07-2005 , 08:19 PM

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I believe those are stitches, not teeth.

The work looks pretty good so far. I can't wait to see it textured, and the completed version.

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# 36 22-07-2005 , 08:57 AM

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yeah, it's stitches, hopefully I'll start texturing the bear today, IF I can get the UV right

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# 37 22-07-2005 , 06:04 PM

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Okay, got some texturing done on the bear:

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# 38 22-07-2005 , 10:22 PM

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okay, small update... I think... on the scene:

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# 39 22-07-2005 , 11:37 PM

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okay, last post for tonight... little testrender:

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# 40 23-07-2005 , 03:09 PM

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okay, I'm having some serious problems to pose this guy (the bear) If I build a joint setup and bind it there's always some problem with the stomach and shoulder areas, where the wrong joint affect the wrong places, If I try to move the vertices or something like that well, that's out of the question... I'd have to move about 30k vertices... i've tried lattices but they don't give me the right look either, god I hate rigging... is there anyone out there who can help me ?,

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# 41 26-07-2005 , 09:31 PM

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Sounds like you're using rigid binding on your skeleton. Try using Smooth binding and use the edit smooth skins brush tool to make sure that the shoulder bones move just the shoulder instead of the stomach etc, as well as smooth out some of the binding. You basicaly paint on the surface in 3d. I believe the Maya help files include a whole bunch of tutorials regarding this very helpful tool. Good luck!

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# 42 27-07-2005 , 05:59 AM

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looking really cool

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# 43 27-07-2005 , 06:37 AM

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This is starting to take a nice shape.I see you have a slight
light bounce behind the bear.If I may suggest a slight fill light
in his shadow.

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# 44 27-07-2005 , 10:33 AM

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okay, I know I haven't been updating much the past few days, that's because I'm repainting my room so I can't have my computer plugged in, so no progress since this past sunday user added image

oh well hopefully I'll be able to get some work done tomorrow, but that's just hopefully... I've already had some problems... :headbang:

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# 45 28-07-2005 , 01:03 PM

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I'm starting to get pretty annoyed, for the past few hours I've been trying both my way, with a ridgid bind and what RY3BREAD said about a smooth bind but none of them works good enough, I'm always encountering problems, this sucks user added image

oh well, guess I'll have to find another way to do it or just keep at what I'm trying now until I either loose my mind or get it to work...

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