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.
# 31 17-04-2009 , 10:31 PM
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Thanks Murambi,

so I finally did the rest. Now it's just the logo (that I have to draw by hand) and then itä's just some minor tweaks to materials (unless I forgot something else)

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# 32 18-04-2009 , 08:07 PM
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Logo done. Some material tests.

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# 33 19-04-2009 , 10:32 AM
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One thing i wonder. How you've done those clean textures?
When i uvmapped and paint in PS my textured are sometimes blurred or somehow not so clean like yours ? Any pipeline ?

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The key is using a format with undestructable compression (not jpeg) and high resolution.

For the synth I use a png image with 8192x8192 pixels.

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I'm done now.

I'll also gonna do a huge render in a couple of days.

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Great work! love the details.


There's nothing normal about normals. In FACT i think the are abnormal.
# 37 21-04-2009 , 06:22 AM
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Originally posted by DJbLAZER
For the synth I use a png image with 8192x8192 pixels.


8K!! Nutter!!! LOL

Very nice work as usual DJ.


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# 38 21-04-2009 , 08:14 PM
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Thanks guys,

ok here's the first time ever I tried an animation using Maxwell. It's originally rendered in 320x240 pixels, 47 frames. I let each frame render for 1 min = 47 minutes. I don't think it's too bad. I'll try a longer/higher quality render over night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdGMw2yzNeI

# 39 21-04-2009 , 11:10 PM
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Really photorealistic. I'm very impressed.

I think the spin could be quite a bit slower. I think one slow rotation would show it off more than several quick ones, but maybe that's just me.

# 40 21-04-2009 , 11:14 PM
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Yeah I know it's quite fast... but slower = more frames = longer render time... I was just doing a quick test with this.

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i thought you rigged it so that the keys would play a melody user added image




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# 42 21-04-2009 , 11:29 PM
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Hehe... nice idea though... I might give it a try.. a very simple one though.

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I request flight of the bumble bee :attn:


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# 44 22-04-2009 , 08:54 PM
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Hehe no bumble bee :p I've already made a simple one.. I'll render it out over night.

However, here's a longer a bit higher quality animation than the last one. I even did my own ambient "music" user added image

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUIL9tMzprU

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So I did the selfplaying piano movie but after uploading the video to youtube they claim I don't own the copyright for the sound (they have an automated sound/video identification) and that's true, but I search for that particular sound and found gazillions of videos with the WHOLE SONG, so how did they manage to escape the copyright? And I'm only using about 30 secs for that matter.

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