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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Here is my first all-Maya character effort from the 'Maya 4 Fundamentals' book. I wanted to model a character in Maya and then rig and animate him to get a real feel for the program rather than just dabbling with it.
The texturing needs work, I don't quite know how to texture in Maya yet. His eyes are that colour cos he drinks to barrels of grog a day. It's not crappy use shaders...he, he.
I have just finished putting a basic rig on the character and will be presenting him doing a walk by then end of this week - I hope! The next tricky bit will be rigging the hands and creating morph shapes for the head - aaaghhhhhhhhhhh!!!
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I look forward to hear more about this.
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Attempting walk cycle today and playing with animation curves and expressions, although I am not sure about expressions I think they can make things look a bit automated...
I've attached a close up of the face, it probably needs more modelling and definately work on the texturing but I want concerntrate on the animation side first.
BTW, can you attach more than one file at a time for posting? I cannot seem to work it out.
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I am finding lots of little oddities happening (eyeballs going crossed) but that is my lack of knowledge of the software...
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To be quite honest I am trying to get a real feel for modeling, animating and texturing in Maya. I am used to Animation Master but got a bit disillusioned with it due to it's bugginess. The new version 10 seems to have resolved these issues and I still love some of the tools in it but I am comparing all the time with Maya. Maya hasn't crashed on me yet!
Sometimes, however, I feel like quiting on Maya and going back to A:M because it seems a bit overly complicated but I still keep coming back for more so something must be working...
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