Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1
This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.
# 1 14-12-2006 , 05:47 PM
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ski, boot, and binding (hard surf. modeling practice)

Hi guys, I've decided that I'd work on my hard surface modeling skills user added image

So, here's what i've got so far (working in Modo as of now, I'll take it to Maya soon though user added image)

image- the front of the binding. very beginning user added image

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# 2 14-12-2006 , 07:13 PM
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looks good!

but the binding you lost yesterday was better user added image


anyway


good job!:attn:

i hope to see it finished, lol

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i dont really know anything about skiis, so i cannot critique it user added image


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# 3 15-12-2006 , 09:29 PM
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now that I think about it, I must have been crazy modeling what I was. It's about as far away from a binding as anything. After a long day of skiing (and patting myself on the back for successfully landing a 360 iron cross and a grind on the monster 7 foot rainbow rail user added image), I now know what the binding should look like user added image

I've stripped down some images for refs user added image

This would be a freestyle binding (it's very close to the one on my freestyle skiis, and that's the reference that I'm using for my modeling.
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This would be a kind of race bindind. I have something similar on my GS Race skiis
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I'm going for the first one, though gonna add some elements of the second one to it user added image


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# 4 15-12-2006 , 10:10 PM
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# 5 15-12-2006 , 10:21 PM
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now thats some good Hard Modeling, lol

wireframe?user added image


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# 6 15-12-2006 , 10:32 PM
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centerpiece done user added image

wires:
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# 7 15-12-2006 , 11:45 PM
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I've finished the small frontpeice for now... time to do homework and sleep :zzz:

edit: i do see that crease along the side, and it's gone now user added image

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# 8 15-12-2006 , 11:52 PM
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oooh, great modeling!:attn: :attn: :attn: :attn: :attn: :attn: :attn: :attn:



you should take it into Indigo, lol
(i know, you told me you are, lol)



anywayy, im blown away by your skill with hard surfaces.... its kinda scary user added image

SCARIER THAN BOWSER IN PINK SHOES!

LOL, IDK


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# 9 16-12-2006 , 05:09 AM
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not much to say atm. It looks good. The centerpeice thing needs a bit more detail when comparing to the picture. It also looks a bit flat. it needs to bulge out more.

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# 10 18-12-2006 , 10:06 PM
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thanks user added image

i've detailed the centerpeice a little bit (the hole things and a gap in the middle user added image Not sticking to the origional design, I'm improvising here and there
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# 11 19-12-2006 , 01:47 AM
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that looks much better user added image


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# 12 19-12-2006 , 02:33 AM
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those are the most beautiful holes ive ever seen!

lol



great job, much better! ^_^


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# 13 19-12-2006 , 04:40 AM
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nice work matt, cant wait too see it fully textured

# 14 19-12-2006 , 07:39 AM
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Looks good so far matt, cant really comment as I've never seen what your modeling, coming from that great alpine country England LOL!


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# 15 19-12-2006 , 09:39 PM
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thanks guys, and haha gster user added image

Well, I think i've done the front peice totally, on to move to the back peice user added image

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