Maya 2020 fundamentals - modelling the real world
Get halfway through a model and find it's an unworkable mess? Can't add edge loops where you need them? Can't subdivide a mesh properly? If any of this sounds familiar check this course out.
# 16 01-02-2008 , 02:42 PM
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im calling it a day.., first day of orientation tomorrow.., 2 years of CGI..??

anyway.., back to where i started.., i mean before i started again.., im much happier with these results.

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# 17 01-02-2008 , 02:43 PM
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# 18 01-02-2008 , 06:23 PM
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and the wheel wells.

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# 19 01-02-2008 , 07:08 PM
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with a little colour to check out the 'topology' (sounds like i know what im doing eh?? user added image )

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# 20 02-02-2008 , 02:53 AM
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Looking very cartoon-y user added image

Well I have to hand it to you, the new model turned out better than the first!

Nice work!

Now we need some wheels! 8)


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# 21 02-02-2008 , 07:12 AM
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thanks, im slowly gaining some understanding, but the reason im doing this tut is so i can research more cars like this and model them. it already looks like a cartoon.., and its an actual car

1st prize to anyone who knows its name.., no.., its not 'herbie'.., sheesh !!

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# 22 02-02-2008 , 08:23 AM
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1st day of two years of CGI today.., gotta go.., but still had time for some quick work.

colours are not the best.., its my 'preview' colours for preview mode.., this is a dup.., i have never used 'preview' on the model.., these have all been duplicates because i am sure hitting 3 for preview on maya 2008 changes the verts.

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Looking like a cute cartoon character car ...

Nice work so far.

Howd you go about doing the extrusion for the wheel area?

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hi mate, pretty basic stuff.., if you follow the thread you can see it gave me trouble..., i (this one) kept the planes as flat as poss and as simple as poss.., them shaped the wheel wells with the verts.., having planned where the verts shoud be before i even started the model, i deleted the faces underneath then extruded from the side.., taking into account the smoothing operation would make it 'doughy' as they say in the tut. then i deleted the faces underneath where the wheels will go.., and then merged verts.., i mean i had to merge edges via verts (yu know what i mean !!)

quiet an operation for me.., taught me a lot actually.., main thing.., think ahead (you know this but i only just found out.., the hard way as usual user added image )

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anyway i did some more.., as i said.., the actual model i have never used preview on.., i only duplicate it to look at it in smooth.., a sort of superstition user added image

cheers mate.

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Originally posted by mirek03

1st prize to anyone who knows its name.., no.., its not 'herbie'.., sheesh !!

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Dunno, but whats going on inside???? Or am I seeing things?


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# 27 03-02-2008 , 04:27 AM
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you found me user added image yea, i saw that too.., i think its a model leg.., i know it is.., its a mannequin's leg, theres nothing attached to it.., ive looked and looked..?? its the lighting i think that makes it look real ??

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# 28 03-02-2008 , 04:46 AM
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It's coming together nicely!

Though It looks nothing like the Car in the Pic you posted.

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# 29 03-02-2008 , 04:52 AM
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its not the car i posted.., the car i posted is one i want to do after this and this tut is helping me understand the techniques.., this is a tut im doing.., one that leaves a little room for you (my) own tastes. (i realize its a little 'un-cool' for the better modelers to do tuts but i dont know much so i have to)

no no.., this is a tut mate.

thanks.., i think it is coming on well too.


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hey marlonjohn.., i have increment saved 9habits from post sound.., a new project each day) and i found this.., imagine adding a few more edge loops around the base (wheels) and then pushing the verts into as much a wheel shape as poss.., the deleting the bottom faces.., then extruding in from the sides (faces) ect.., as i have already explained.., actually i should put up the wire for the car as it is noo too.., you will get a better idea of it.

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