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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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# 16 02-12-2011 , 12:38 PM

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Hi Mili!!! thank you for having a look!! wow man LOL. I thought the tutorial was very good...apart from tool differences you make it very easy to follow. There were a few parts where I struggled..but only because Maya is different.

I have a few tri's and ngons....but you will not see them. I have done some more tonight...renders will follow very shortlt, just doing little bits and pieces to add some depth to the bare hull....wont be long and I will texture and render this baby.

Thank you Mili for taking the time to see my humble model...

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# 17 04-12-2011 , 02:58 PM

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Ok people, this is finished now...adding the greebles etc has really weighed down the geo...hope you like it...model finished. Now I will have to texture this puppy...Im not totally happy with it...but my laptop cant take much more geo...thank you so much Mili for a very good tutorial.

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# 18 04-12-2011 , 03:29 PM

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# 19 04-12-2011 , 03:30 PM

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Thanks ct...here is a ventral shot which wouldnt load before

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# 20 04-05-2012 , 11:09 AM

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Ok been a while...here is the first layer of the hull done. I will have a lot to do but I like this one thus far. Need to clone a bit to get the seamless look...UV really is a crappy thing when crossing from one side of the hull to the other.

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# 21 04-05-2012 , 07:08 PM

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Looking good Bullet, not to sure about the texture are you using a reference for that..........dave

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# 22 05-05-2012 , 12:30 AM

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The discolouring came out too strong dave. Needs a tweek...its the base colour only at this stage. I want to give it a 'stonewash' kinda look to signify wear and tear. Thanks mate...lots work to do yet

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