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.
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tutorial from "Game Artist's Guide to Maya"
I've been doing the tutorial in "The Game Artist's Guide to Maya". Here is the head so far, it's not turned out that close to the one in the book, but what do you think?
Oh, and is that a sensible polycount for a head?
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i think you will have tons of fun when you start texturing it. So far up to point you have, i think it looks perfect.
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Thanks! @mtmckinley: Yeah, I'm enjoying the book very much! Great job! The texturing chapter is particularly excellent. :bow:
(I couldn't resist skipping ahead and texturing the sword before I made Silenus!)
Here is a little update. Time to start on the body!
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What do you think? He's under 3000 tris atm, but I suspect I'll need to get rid of some when I've made more armour.
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I'm so happy now that he's all uv mapped, I love texturing
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Maybe the red is a bit to deep in colour I think if you lighten it up a little it will make it look less like blood and more like creases in the skin where muscles are, maybe try a darker version of the skin tone colour
Thats my only comment I am going to try and pick this book up soon, I haven't got round to it yet
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Texture painting takes a ton of practice, and I commend you on furthering your skills!
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I agree with Mike, the color is too saturated. Texturing is an art form by itself but you seem to be managing pretty good. You can only get better. I havent done any low poly characters like this really myself I tend to do medium to hi res, but in a way the same texturing principles apply.Look forward to the rest
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How is this? Have I gone too far the other way?
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You might want to try softening your edges so you get a bit more organic look. Edit Polygons > Normals > Soften/Harden Edges.
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And his face looks less like a devil's.
Back to the texturing...
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I'm hoping to finish the texturing tomorrow, then it's time to learn all about rigging...
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There's nothing normal about normals. In FACT i think the are abnormal.
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