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# 1 29-09-2003 , 03:08 PM

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Hi Guys,

I'm learning MAYA 5 on my own and i'm hoping you guys can give opnions on my first project the Castle.

I was inspired buy a sketch scene i found in one of the threads here.

Im using Polys and nurbs.

The walls(brown) and roof are polys and the towers too (red), the roof of the flag tower is a extrude face.

The blocks on the roof of towers and the ones around the edge of the roof with the sharps end are poly cubes with extruded face(blue)

the Archs below the edge of the roof, the windows and main entrance edges are curves lofted and planar.

But I notice that, when making the main entrance hole i had to use curves to loft the edges of the entrance and make a planar
from teh curves to make the wall, so in fact the fron wall is a nurb surface.

Does this will affect badly when apply textures?

Any suggestions to add to the castle?

Am I using the correct tools to create this? Any input will be appreciated!!!!!

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# 2 29-09-2003 , 03:11 PM

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wire frame

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# 3 29-09-2003 , 03:14 PM

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i was doing a testure test but you can see the window placement on the torwers....

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# 4 29-09-2003 , 03:14 PM

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wow what nice res pic user added image

i like high res. anyways I think it looks great and I dont think you're a newbie heh, thats pretty good. keep it up

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# 5 29-09-2003 , 03:39 PM

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I was inspired by the work of jason manley....

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# 6 29-09-2003 , 06:07 PM

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Looks good so far...Don't forget to bump up the options for the dmap shadows so it's not so jaggedy.

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# 7 29-09-2003 , 06:08 PM

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Damn fine job....and a great picture to be inspired by

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# 8 29-09-2003 , 08:10 PM

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thanks!!! every one i will keep posting my results as I go.

Too bad im working during the day....need more hours!!!! user added image

Activetuning: can you explain a little more about dmap?
What is it? where is located?

Im a newbie and i will appreciate very much the explanation...

Thanks in advance!!

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# 9 01-10-2003 , 04:13 PM

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Hi all,

Wanted to keep this thread alive, mainly for a personal achivement because I never took a drawing course or maya course, heck I never knew until now what maya was user added image

I'm Doing this after work so my updates will no be as fast as i wanted to, but now i'm in the middle of doing the final details of the castle, like emblems, fire torchs, flags etc. Hopefully i will post as soon as posibble

thanks !!!

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# 10 06-10-2003 , 02:59 PM

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im playing oround with textures....
any opinions, im doing the night version first.....

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# 11 06-10-2003 , 03:02 PM

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You'll want to put a bevel on your edges, as no real surface comes to a perfect point!

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# 12 06-10-2003 , 03:02 PM

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I think im toning down the bumpmap like some pics i saw from differents castles...

opnions? the color is right?

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# 13 06-10-2003 , 03:06 PM

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heres another side...

Can someone tell me how to create a dirt look layer to put in the roof borders?

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# 14 06-10-2003 , 03:09 PM

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on the moon light with torch...

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# 15 06-10-2003 , 03:16 PM

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hi all,

this is another side, next week i will have the flags, i'll refine the texture details (if someone help me how to do a dirt effect to put on the borders) any comments on colors and texture will be appreciated, and hopefully i will finally put this castle in a middle of the valley!

thanks.....

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