THESIS UPDATE

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 26-02-2003 , 11:26 PM

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Okay, so to make things easier for me and less cluttered for you, I'm going to keep this to a single thread and start posting all my thesis pics here.

Here's a new image from my thesis project. It's the opening shot, two planets, some asteroids, and a broken down sattelite.

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# 2 26-02-2003 , 11:52 PM

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Nice!

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# 3 27-02-2003 , 12:28 AM

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# 4 01-03-2003 , 10:25 AM

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Nice idea dave, making 1 post where you post your new work is a great idea... i think thats what your doing.

Other than that, awesome image! The broken down satellite really adds to the image.

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# 5 02-03-2003 , 12:46 AM

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Looks great, very gamelike

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Looks very nice! is this all Maya?

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Yup... All Maya. Just a bunch of manipulated spheres and a modeled satellite. The nebula in the back is an image plane.

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# 8 13-03-2003 , 10:30 AM

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Looks nice dave_baer! Any problems working with mental ray?

Just curious!

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# 9 13-03-2003 , 02:57 PM

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Originally posted by undseth
Looks nice dave_baer! Any problems working with mental ray?

Just curious!

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Unbelievably long render times. That image took 20 minutes. Other rhan that, no problems.

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# 10 02-05-2003 , 04:52 PM

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Hey, awesome image! Correct me if im wrong, but isnt this a rat? Once again.. great scene. nicely done!

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# 11 04-05-2003 , 11:46 PM

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WOW TRULY INSPIRATIONAL!! Very good work man keep it up!!

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# 12 05-05-2003 , 03:21 PM

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Holy Crap! My monitor suxors! LOL!

I'm looking at this on my monitor at work and wow! what a difference! There's not so much shadow as seen thru this monitor.

BTW: M... Now that I can see clearly now. No, that's not a rat. :p

Stay tuned. More coming soon.

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# 13 29-08-2003 , 05:47 AM

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UPDATE!!!

Well guys, I've got about 4 weeks of school left and the project is nearing completion. Here's an update of some shots from the short. Enjoy.

EDITED by Dave Baer: Photos removed because project is done.

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