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# 1 08-06-2010 , 09:43 PM

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Just started my work in progress, just wondering does the the hand look ok...I am thinking more of the spaces between the fingers??

Ideally I want to rig the character and animate afterwards it is in its low poly stages at present ?

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# 2 08-06-2010 , 10:03 PM

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Hi silverspawn
I dont know if you are going to model this totaly in maya but if so you should have a bit more polys, each finger having six sides not four and you thumb should be at the side of the hand........dave

Edit:sorry did not answer you question I think it will be a case what detail you need to animate you scene

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# 3 08-06-2010 , 10:16 PM

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Yes this will be totally modelled in maya, sorry the shot is a little poor, the character is in his block stages at ther moment, so there is no detail at all, the fingers do actually have 6 sides is just the angle I have took the shot.....but I will gladly post more shot as and when I add more detail user added image

Just want to make sure I am going about this in the right way...so there is no odd creases when I hopefully get round to animate it .

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# 4 08-06-2010 , 10:20 PM

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This is what I have so far user added image

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# 5 09-06-2010 , 05:08 AM

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Looks good for blocking. Make sure you use references though. This is also a good place to start taking a look into how you want your edge loops to flow, as you see, at the moment the shoulders are only being defined by one edge.

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# 6 09-06-2010 , 09:56 PM

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Hiya Jason. Good to see you on here again. It's been a while. Keep up the good work

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# 7 09-06-2010 , 10:25 PM

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Thanks guys

there is reference pics I am using I just dont diplsy them in my perspective mode, I will be cracking on with it over the weekend so hopefully have some things else to show beginning of the week user added image

@ben

Thnaks its just the start hoping to make progress...Hey I have still got those things to send you I just have been so busy with uni and work and a lot of travelling...if you send me your addy I will get them in the post to you has I have finished uni now user added image

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# 8 11-06-2010 , 05:39 PM

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Just did a little more yesterday, mainly on the head. What do you guys think so???

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# 9 11-06-2010 , 05:43 PM

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# 10 11-06-2010 , 05:53 PM

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Looking good, looks like you have a poly with more than 4 side hope you dont mind but add a fix (add edge in green, delete edge in red), try making poly with four sides if you can............dave

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# 11 11-06-2010 , 06:01 PM

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Thanks Dave

Did not notice till you pointed it out...but followed what you added and corrected it user added image

I willpost more as it develops user added image

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# 12 11-06-2010 , 06:16 PM

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I was doing a head model a little while back and was help with head proportions dont know if this is of any help........dave

https://srv01.simply3dworld.com/showt...highlight=head

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# 13 12-06-2010 , 08:10 AM

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Check out the topology thread sticky at the top of this forum.

There are lots of examples of topology and edge lay out in there that should get you going.

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