Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
# 1 18-01-2006 , 04:29 PM
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AK-47

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started work on a AK-47,
just got most of the barrel done heres my progress so Far.

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# 2 18-01-2006 , 06:09 PM
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sweet man .. do you think when u'r done i'll be able to use your model in a gun fight i want to make?

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sure yeah would be cool!

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some more work.

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# 5 18-01-2006 , 06:59 PM
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and got some of the main frame modelled!!
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looks pretty sweet .. i think it does anyway

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yea, nice detail.


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# 8 18-01-2006 , 09:51 PM
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I think you coulda made the bulletz thing more rounded, and that barrel could have used a smooth normals, to knock out that faceted look.

Nice detail, looks great. I luv it. Kepp it up!

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# 9 18-01-2006 , 10:01 PM
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I've seen quite a few AK's made and this one is looking cool. Looking forward to seeing the next update.


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# 10 18-01-2006 , 10:05 PM
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:d nice comments thanks guys, yeah it looks hard in the first couple renders but there not the finished renders but ill sort it anyways user added image

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Yer just giving comments and then we can see it develope.


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# 12 18-01-2006 , 10:57 PM
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heres some more done made quite quickly so thats good! user added image
so heres the shape done now for some nice smaller details then onto texturing.

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# 13 18-01-2006 , 11:12 PM
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heres a better render user added image
Btw Tim i havn't commented on your Ship i dont think... anyways its such a great peice.. i really like the idea of choosing something big and time consuming to model ive been racking my brains to something i could start a journey on. Cause the results r great in the end user added image
So congrats on your effort so far.

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nice, but the front handle needs some smoothing.

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playing with a scene for when its finished, i have a problem though, the back handle needs smoothing out as the faces and edges are hard, but i beveled it so is thhere no way to do it now? should i re model this part?
heres the link to a nicer high res version.
https://hostfree.us/main/pic.php?u=2954JucP&i=7169
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