Typically me, I just decided that I want to be able to open its mouth, so I just wasted 20 mins of UV work, but hey, it might look cool with an open mouth.. atleast I will now have the option, right ?

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Carsten Lind
Senior 3D Artist,
Maya Software Manager & Maya Instructor
LEGO Systems A/S

Ok .. after making the beak "solid" - heres the new UV map.

Now I had to take a different approach to the UVmapping, so instead of the planar projection I decided to separate the beak from the head in the UV map, to make it easier to paint the texture..

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Carsten Lind
Senior 3D Artist,
Maya Software Manager & Maya Instructor
LEGO Systems A/S

Thats a much nicer layout. Should make texturing more intuitive. Plus the model is looking great!

Dave

Nicely modeled.. and with few poly's UV's look great Cali.

Thanks guys..

I started to paint some preliminary colors..

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Carsten Lind
Senior 3D Artist,
Maya Software Manager & Maya Instructor
LEGO Systems A/S

and from the other side, just roughing in the colors..

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Carsten Lind
Senior 3D Artist,
Maya Software Manager & Maya Instructor
LEGO Systems A/S

And a little rendering

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Carsten Lind
Senior 3D Artist,
Maya Software Manager & Maya Instructor
LEGO Systems A/S

wow, coming along nicely!

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Environment Artist @ Plastic Piranha
www.joopson.com

Nice start to the textures

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Yeah, good job! The model is looking great - very clean and simple - and the parrot colours are spot on.

I am out .. I wont be able to make it .. Tight deadlines killed me time at home for 3D - and basicly I wasn't in the mood for 3D when I got home from work :/

So I am am out - VERY GOOD LUCK to the rest of you .. you are doing great stuff

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Carsten Lind
Senior 3D Artist,
Maya Software Manager & Maya Instructor
LEGO Systems A/S

sorry to hear that calligraphics - your model was looking cool. Work is a pain! Hope you find some time to get back into it.

bad luck caligraphics, hope you get everything sorted and get some time for 'home' 3D'ing soon

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bFlocking - a tool for Maya 8.5+ to generate flocking and swarming behaviours
Jan/Feb Challenge 2007 Entry and W.I.P
May/Jun Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P
Mar/Apr Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P
Jan/Feb Challenge 2006 Entry and W.I.P
Nov/Dec Challenge 2005 Entry and W.I.P
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