to bee or not to bee!
 

this is my second work in maya
(the first was the mousetrap)
i had an image of this bee with me. got it from the net.i liked it a lot. so thoght of making it in maya.

Very nice! Has a lot of character.

will you animate it?

ya roach. i have animated it, but dont know where to upload it to let u see it:(
can i show the animation on this same site?

hey thanks mtmckinley.

but i think so i should thank the person who had made the image

i got it from the net :)

i was just inspired by the image and i made it in maya :)

i like the colors, and the shadows work very well with the scene.

hey thanks justin!

do u have any work of urs that u have posted?

just wanted to see it

not yet, i'm trying to figure out the perfect lighting to make for a scene. That's why i love yours; how did you light the scene?

motivation
 

I'm actually just watching all of the modeling techniqes from people like bryan, and guys like yourself, and trying to pic up pointers. Whenever i model something, it looks 1d because my lighting skills r a little weak.

that's 2d not 1d. Heh, just thought I would point that out.

hi justin

lighting is very simple.
had one point light to illuminate the whole bee and another to give highlights. the difference is coming due to the shaders i have applied to the different bodyparts of the bee. some parts have reflections and some dont :)

1d
 

Trust me my stuff is so bad that i invented 1d LOL...

Re: 1d
 

so, you're basicly saying you are just drawing lines... ;)

1D
 

ACTUALLY IT'S NOT THAT BAD, I WILL POST MY WORK IN A FEW HOURS.

i think you found it in
http://www.psychoform.com/htmlgallery/buzz2.htm
Renee is a great artist... She hasnt updated her site since i started learning maya tough...