1st Environment Scene

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 19-07-2006 , 10:49 AM

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First proper Environment Scen attempt.

Was originally done as part of one of the SM challenges, but spent more time on it and enhanced it and tried to improve it.

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# 2 19-07-2006 , 12:09 PM

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looks good mate..

just a q, how did u learn texturing/rendering? :p :bow:

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# 3 19-07-2006 , 12:33 PM

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Looking good R@nSiD...

Here would be my only suggestion: At the moment the room just looks lost spatially. I think a lot would be added to the scene if you squeezed the room down a bit, moved everything closer together, then zoomed in the shot. So basically you are filling the camera with objects rather than blank space. This will actually help hide some of the repeating texturing, as well as allow you to make it more realistic.

Toss in a rug, some books on the shelves, some power cables, some realistic clutter so to speak.

But hey I really like the render, the reflections are nice and so are the shadows...keep working on it.

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# 4 19-07-2006 , 05:29 PM

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Originally posted by relikz
looks good mate..

just a q, how did u learn texturing/rendering? :p :bow:

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There is a free tutorial here that covers the basic of it. From then it was trial and error. Also search the web there are lots of texture tutorials about to help you get to grips. This scene only covers and uses the real basics of shading networks.

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Thx for the comments. Appreciated always. The WIP title for this was "The Lonely Desk" user added image