So Ready To Give Up... :(
Hello guys and gals,
I feel like venting here and I know you all will be mroe than happy to listen to me piss and moan. So here goes...
No offense but based on my experiences lately, Maya sucks! and I don't mean that in a negative, hateful, mean, spiteful, $#!++-< kinda way. Maya just sucks.
I've been working on this little project, you all know it, Identity Crisis, for quite some time now. I have had good luck learning Maya and really bad luck learning and I've applied what I've learned to the project. I've bought five books on Maya and very few of them have helped. Oh, sure they've gotten me started but I'm building my first character and I keep hitting walls with making things look right or average out or smooth out. Right now, he looks... plain. Every 3D pro I show him to tells me to "add more detail, add more detail". He looks, as Paul Mikulecky from Lost Pencil Animation Studios said,"Mr. Potatohead-ish". I'm no pro but try teaching yourself Maya with no 3D background or help and see how good your first character turns out.
My ears on the guy aren't looking right and no matter how many egdes I delete or verts I delete, things still turn out wrong. I've uploaded a few pics for you guys to see.
It's getting late and I haven't had dinner yet. I hate this situation I'm in. I have no time to learn anything b/c life has finally kicked into overdrive with me having to drive my wife to all of her jobs (she doesn't drive), dealing with my POS cat, going to my own job(s), and just being everybody's bitch. I'm having a pity party here so I apologize. I just wanted this whole journey tobe a much better, more smooth ride than it has become. If anyone can set me back on the right track, I'd appreciate it. Otherwise, I'll just get me a few video games and just do that for the rest of my life. Sorry if I feel ungrateful. I'm just tired adn ready to give up.
Russell
Russell Bolding
CEO/Founder - Russelltopia Studios
Web:https://www.russelltopia.com
Email:russbo@russelltopia.com