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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 11-01-2006 , 11:01 PM

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I was bored any practice is good practice so i thought id model a lighter, heres tha results.
im sure i wont get many crits or comments but what the hell.!

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# 2 11-01-2006 , 11:04 PM

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Looks real nice. user added image

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# 3 11-01-2006 , 11:31 PM

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cheers mate!:attn:

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# 4 12-01-2006 , 02:07 AM

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Actually looks very realistic!

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# 5 12-01-2006 , 04:44 AM

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very realistic

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# 6 12-01-2006 , 07:02 AM

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nice, but the render lacks highlights, it's too diffuse.

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# 7 12-01-2006 , 10:16 AM

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so just turning diffuse down will help?

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# 8 12-01-2006 , 12:18 PM

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bit of tweaking and a rizla packet modeled and added.
ill leave it that i think, what ya think? user added image

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# 9 13-01-2006 , 04:47 PM

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Roll yer own eh? =P loks good but make the metal part a little more reflected and its just a little dark all around.. nice work though:nod:

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# 10 13-01-2006 , 05:31 PM

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the tube going down into the fluid is wrong sized, should be a lot bigger
sorry for posting this in the finished work section

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# 11 13-01-2006 , 06:13 PM

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lol nice picture thanks for the comments guys!
ill keep fiddling with the renders n make that part bigger sure user added image

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# 12 14-01-2006 , 03:05 PM

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the metal shader on the top of the lighter isn't looking like metal^^
try to use a phong material..maybe with a hdri map and a reflection cube user added image

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# 13 16-01-2006 , 10:40 AM

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sorted out the problems heres the finished peice user added image

thanks for the help!!

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# 14 22-01-2006 , 12:38 AM

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Great work Magicsy - it looks really good. I miss those Rizla papers. I am stuck with big bamboo papers here in NY. Just not the same!

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