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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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# 1 18-12-2005 , 08:07 AM

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Hello all. This is my first attempt at making a person. I hope it's good. I need to add some more detail to the clothing and give him a rifle.

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# 2 18-12-2005 , 08:08 AM

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Heres his face user added image

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# 3 18-12-2005 , 08:11 AM

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And the wire

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# 4 18-12-2005 , 08:18 AM

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Hehe ... I like the overall design! You've got some good basic forms making him up but you topology looks a bit screwy particularly on the head and more specifically around the nose, eyes and cheeks.

Post a screen capture with a clearer wireframe.

Great first attempt!

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# 5 18-12-2005 , 02:17 PM

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i cant see the wire please post another one so we can see it better and this time, do not put a big green-blue plane in you background.

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# 6 18-12-2005 , 10:39 PM

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Sorry about the wireframe. I rendered it with the Hardwre render buffer thing and it came out blue for some reason user added image

Heres a better shot.

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# 7 18-12-2005 , 10:40 PM

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Iv'e fixed up his face a bit more and added a string for his monicle (I think thats how its spelt.) user added image

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# 8 19-12-2005 , 12:27 AM

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Hey Some Guy

If I were you I would use the current head as a reference to re-model it using about a tenth of the polygons it has now. Theres just way too much chaos in a mesh thats much too dense. Your character has potential, but IMO you're gonna have to back track a bit to get a nice clean result.

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# 9 19-12-2005 , 01:15 AM

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This is actually the ultra smoothed version of it. Heres the oringional

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# 10 19-12-2005 , 01:16 AM

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the wire

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# 11 19-12-2005 , 01:25 AM

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lol, nice, and i LOVE your Picture Under your name! user added image

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# 12 19-12-2005 , 03:15 AM

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he-he. I actually look the exact opposite of it user added image

. Ive gone back and re done the body. It's a whole object now instead of two different ones

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# 13 19-12-2005 , 08:33 AM

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hey to get a wire shot go to the tabs where it says view panels etc well go to shading then in there go down to wireframe on shaded, should give peeps a better view of your models wires and also will help u in your modeling.

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# 14 19-12-2005 , 09:27 AM

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Iv'e basically finished the body. I need to add a back pack and pocets and other stuff. Iv'e also added a basic rigg.

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# 15 19-12-2005 , 01:01 PM

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Nice model, but Iwould like to throw some criticizm your way.

First- The face, please, when you model a face, you really need to ouse the edge loop principle. If you do not know what that is, tell me and I will attatch an image of edge loop example.
If that would mean redoing the face- fine. I really am surprised the smoothed mesh actually looks ok, no offense, the base mesh is pretty bad.

2nd - The fingers are too spindly and out the middle finger is too short. And you might wawnt to smooth the monaclce with the hi res model.

Thats all I have to say.

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