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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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# 1 06-12-2008 , 10:00 AM

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here's my frog. user added image

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# 2 06-12-2008 , 10:47 AM

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fat and mega bumpy! XD

i'm most impressed that you were able to make a picture that big smaller than the upload limit size :p

beautiful textures did you end up painting over the seams in zbrush? :bow:

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# 3 06-12-2008 , 10:58 AM

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thanks chirone - fat and mega bumpy is good!

yeah i used zbrush at the end just to tidy it up and it's a jpeg saved at 9 on quality. user added image

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# 4 06-12-2008 , 10:59 AM

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Ahh so gross! Great job though, I particularly like the eyes there.

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# 5 06-12-2008 , 10:59 AM

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thanks gec t! user added image

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# 6 06-12-2008 , 11:15 AM

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nice dude, i love frogs, and you've done them justice here :p

i've always wanted to do a bull frog but never knew where to start, what part did you start with?

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# 7 06-12-2008 , 11:42 AM

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thanks acid mate. user added image

i started with a couple of low poly spheres that i just got roughly got into the shape of the head and body. extruded out some legs - then i focused on getting the mouth and eyes working. i usually just shape things out very rough first. user added image

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# 8 06-12-2008 , 12:59 PM

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Very nice work. user added image

What type of frog is that? Cause to me it looks more like a toad.

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# 9 06-12-2008 , 01:14 PM

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thanks someguy. user added image

i was mainly looking at african bullfrogs pictures.

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# 10 06-12-2008 , 04:13 PM

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Hi arran, I like this one much more but hope add some background anyway good job and cheers! user added image

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# 11 06-12-2008 , 06:14 PM

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Hey Arran

looks great, perhaps some sss in there will add to it as well, and maybe a little more on the specular for wetness. Other wise absolutely great job!

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# 12 06-12-2008 , 08:04 PM

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Great job man!

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# 13 06-12-2008 , 08:25 PM

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Arran, very nice work!! I like it!

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# 14 07-12-2008 , 04:13 AM

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hey - thanks everyone. user added image

lealar - thanks mate - don't think i'll do a background -just wanted a frog on a white plane - matrix style. cheers user added image

jay - yeah, you're right, getting shinyness is tough! - the spec definitely needs more work - i'll give it a tweak. also, he already has sss on him - their skin seems to be pretty opaque on top, though i'm no expert on frogs.... or sss for that matter! user added image