Hey Jramauri! I can't say too much about the geometry. It looks pretty tight from looking at your last post. I would love to see your texture updates!

Dave

Hey, I'm learning all alone too. Its dificult some times but remember that if u want u can.
About the modeling, it is ok, the more difficult thing is to make it stay ok when you pose the model...
Can u post a wire of it?

First of all, thanks for comments. I was feeling a bit desoriented, but thanks your nice words, |I'm here again!!!

THX1138: I redid all my lost changes, don't worry about that. To be honest, they are looking better now than before!

Swankmonkey: To be honest, I didn't touch the texture thing yet. I know this is something I have to learn, but I'm much more concerned about other areas, like modeling rigging and animation. But, since it's a goal of this challenge, I will spent sometime doing it later, after I finisgh the rigging.

Legolas_hv: It's good to know I'm not alone here. I believe in the same theory you mention, "if u want u can". Thanks for this nice words. I'm using a good method for skinning, called "wrap skinning". It's fairly complex, but gives great results in the end. I'm having some trouble yet, but I know I'll overcome.

Ok, after a long while, here go some shots.

Here are the wires Legolas_hv have requested. The gray ones are the polygonal base of Michelle. Another ones are the subd model I'm using. Don't worry about the strange wires, subds behave exactly this way.

https://www.amauriilustra.com.br/CGTalk/Shot_77.jpg

https://www.amauriilustra.com.br/CGTalk/Shot_78.jpg

https://www.amauriilustra.com.br/CGTalk/Shot_79.jpg

https://www.amauriilustra.com.br/CGTalk/Shot_80.jpg

https://www.amauriilustra.com.br/CGTalk/Shot_81.jpg

https://www.amauriilustra.com.br/CGTalk/Shot_82.jpg

Here are the wings, after texture was added. I'm not 100% satisfied with the results, but since the challenge is almost in the end, and I still have a lot of things to do, they will stay this way. If anyone has a suggestion about this, please tell me.

https://www.amauriilustra.com.br/CGTalk/Shot_83.jpg

https://www.amauriilustra.com.br/CGTalk/Shot_84.jpg

And here goes Michelle in her first oficial pose! I'm having some problems with her left knee, that are flipping, and with clothes, that behave in a strange way in certain poses, but the overall results are looking pretty good. Soon I will post more poses here.
Sorry for the terrible background and lighting. I know only the basics about lighting in Maya.

https://www.amauriilustra.com.br/CGTalk/Pose1.jpg

is she polygonal, if not, convert her

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Here's another "super hero" pose. I solved the problem with the left knee, and now body is behaving really good. There's some problems yet to be solved, like how to make shoulders armors tilt correctly with her arms and shoulders. And how to animate the hair. I realized her neck it's to long too. And I will do some facial expressions, nothing complex, just for posing.
As always, crits and comments are must welcome.

Joopson: What's the matter with subds?

https://www.amauriilustra.com.br/CGTalk/Pose2.jpg

Looking nice!

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The Maya Toolbelt

i dont know, but MTmckinley says its better to rig with polys,

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yeah, definately looking good

are you going to play around with poses till your happy?

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Mike: Thanks for cheers!

Joopson: In fact, I'm rigging with polys, buddy. I'm using a poly low version of her to animate, and the subds are for render only.

t1ck135: No, I'm just testing the rig, to see how is going. I still have lots of things to do, like finish her gun, make her textures, and find a way to use a decent skin shader here. Since time is becoming a problem now, I must to hurry!

ok

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Awsome job on the neck area, looks alot better!! Wish you could put a skin shader on her and render her in MR, but I understand the hair problem that goes against that.

I love the wings, looks really good. the sink however makes her look like a Barbie (or is that what you were going for?)
my niece saw it and wanted one just like it

THX1138 - Hwahahahaha!!! After read Maya's documentation more than a thousand of times, I found a way to render my model with MR! Inside render options, Maya give us the ability of render a scene without strokes, or only with strokes. And then, Maya can composite both images to make a final render. You can wait man, I'm learning the properties of SSS now, and soon you will see Michele with a decent skin.

Graylen: Thanks. I now the skin is terrible. I'm starting to worry about textures now, that the end of challenge is coming. And like I said above, just now I found a way to use MR, and a good skin shader. Soon, I will have decent updates to show. Your niece wanted a Michelle? So I think I will negociate with Capcom about that...