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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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There are a few little spots that I see, mainly where you have cut into the geometry.
1. The edges are being spread apart. Add in some extra loops to keep them in place.
2. Your cut seems to have caused a strange "lump" on the top right side of the bevel.
3. The badge seems a bit lopsided.
Nice work!
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I'm not sure why that badge looks crooked, it's made from a simple poly cube with a few divisions then smoothed. (see pic) Could just be the perspective.
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As for my project its still in pre-production too. I've got the story complete and I've done a rough storyboard of it, I'm in the middle of character design which involves nagging my sister to do some concept sketches for me as she just happens to be a (very busy) artist and I'm not real great at drawing.
Also I'm still using a student version of Maya for study purposes so I can't actually model anything that's to be used in the actual project (I want to be able to use it for commercial purposes), so I'm still just practicing on various objects.
By the way, I'd recommend modeling your characters in Maya even if for just the roughest form then using that as a base for zBrush. I find this much easier than trying to sculpt the main shapes out of a sphere (or cube etc.).
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