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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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# 1 27-07-2004 , 05:58 PM

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Just got back from a few weeks in Italy and started this today.

What do you guys think so far?

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# 2 27-07-2004 , 06:51 PM

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Hey Doc

Nice clean lines. I would do the hand bigger. I know its just been started but....
Have you been to the Maya Camp in Tuscany by any chance???

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# 3 27-07-2004 , 06:56 PM

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Nope just sitting by the pool. Didn't even go near a computer.

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# 4 27-07-2004 , 09:14 PM

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doin' something else is also a good thing for ones user added image

nice going Dr R ..
don't like the eyes too much but maybe when the rest of the body is on than It would fit better user added image

any big plans with this ?

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# 5 27-07-2004 , 09:22 PM

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Cheers Ransick.
I'm going to add more detail to the eyes perhaps blend them into the head section. With any luck I'll rig it and animate when done.

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# 6 27-07-2004 , 09:28 PM

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lookin' forward how you'll progress user added image

cheers

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# 7 27-07-2004 , 10:26 PM

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very interisting shapes in this design, I like it a lot and will be interested to see the final outcome.
goodwork
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# 8 27-07-2004 , 11:09 PM

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THX foo

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# 9 28-07-2004 , 04:13 PM

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Heres a small update:

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# 10 28-07-2004 , 07:25 PM

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dude! your sick! It looks really impressive man! what kinda shader or material did you use ? fits verywell...

maybe you could give some minor things the same colours of the eyes so that it would fit together... (not the body but maybe some spines or linkbone between the arms or something like that)

real nice progress dude looking more forward user added image

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# 11 28-07-2004 , 07:41 PM

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The shader is a basic black blinn with brownian as a bump map. Eccentricity is set to 2 and the spec colour is a meduim dark gray. I'm in the process of changing the eyes. I'll add some details once the legs are complete.

Thanks for the comments!

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