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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 24-02-2004 , 03:25 AM

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all made in Maya, is it okay for a first project? user added image

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# 2 24-02-2004 , 03:50 AM

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well, kinda hard to judge, as it's fairly obvious that the fire is the "Create > Fire" command, so there wasn't much in the way of work there.

Other than that, a sphere and a plane aren't too difficult. For understanding how Maya works, I'm sure this was useful, but I look forward to seeing more complicated work from you. My recomendation is to focus on polygonal modeling first.

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# 3 24-02-2004 , 04:05 AM

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hehehehe, yeah i know.
i've just spend like 4 hours with Maya.
I hope to create some good stuff in the future with this application.

i'll keep practising.

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# 4 26-02-2004 , 06:27 PM

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somehow i don´t believe anybody would buy a maya-unlimited if he had no experience in 3d.

don´t want to flame, just wondering.

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# 5 26-02-2004 , 07:33 PM

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true, one thing I'd say is where is the light on the plane generated by the fire?

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# 6 02-03-2004 , 05:45 AM

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That's a good start for a first project. It's a very good scene to practice basic lighting on.

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# 7 03-03-2004 , 03:39 PM

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It´s a start.. user added image

kinda hard to judge

weld some pixels !!!

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# 8 05-03-2004 , 11:41 PM

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Hey, thats a good start! Everybody starts somewhere! Keep at it and you will only get better.

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# 9 06-03-2004 , 03:05 AM

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haha im not suprised hes a newb to 3d and has maya unlimited. people who arent in the business like me usually just *ahem* share it with someone else

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# 10 06-03-2004 , 03:11 AM

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what?! I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

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# 11 06-03-2004 , 12:34 PM

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hehe ... element_khaos was responding to my post ... (wondering about the unlimited version) ..

yes, nothing against sharing (as long one doesnt use it in a comercial way) and the PLE watermark gives one a headache anyway, i only said something because he was writing it in the picture ...

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