AK-47

Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2

This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.

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# 1 18-01-2006 , 04:29 PM

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hey guys!!
started work on a AK-47,
just got most of the barrel done heres my progress so Far.

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# 2 18-01-2006 , 06:09 PM

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sweet man .. do you think when u'r done i'll be able to use your model in a gun fight i want to make?

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# 3 18-01-2006 , 06:56 PM

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sure yeah would be cool!

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# 4 18-01-2006 , 06:57 PM

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some more work.

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# 5 18-01-2006 , 06:59 PM

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and got some of the main frame modelled!!
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# 6 18-01-2006 , 07:49 PM

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looks pretty sweet .. i think it does anyway

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# 7 18-01-2006 , 08:03 PM

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yea, nice detail.

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# 8 18-01-2006 , 09:51 PM

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I think you coulda made the bulletz thing more rounded, and that barrel could have used a smooth normals, to knock out that faceted look.

Nice detail, looks great. I luv it. Kepp it up!

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# 9 18-01-2006 , 10:01 PM

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I've seen quite a few AK's made and this one is looking cool. Looking forward to seeing the next update.

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# 10 18-01-2006 , 10:05 PM

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:d nice comments thanks guys, yeah it looks hard in the first couple renders but there not the finished renders but ill sort it anyways user added image

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# 11 18-01-2006 , 10:07 PM

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Yer just giving comments and then we can see it develope.

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# 12 18-01-2006 , 10:57 PM

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heres some more done made quite quickly so thats good! user added image

so heres the shape done now for some nice smaller details then onto texturing.

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# 13 18-01-2006 , 11:12 PM

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heres a better render user added image

Btw Tim i havn't commented on your Ship i dont think... anyways its such a great peice.. i really like the idea of choosing something big and time consuming to model ive been racking my brains to something i could start a journey on. Cause the results r great in the end user added image

So congrats on your effort so far.

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# 14 19-01-2006 , 07:27 AM

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nice, but the front handle needs some smoothing.

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# 15 19-01-2006 , 09:26 AM

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playing with a scene for when its finished, i have a problem though, the back handle needs smoothing out as the faces and edges are hard, but i beveled it so is thhere no way to do it now? should i re model this part?
heres the link to a nicer high res version.
https://hostfree.us/main/pic.php?u=2954JucP&i=7169
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