Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.
# 1 29-01-2011 , 06:19 PM
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January challenge Before and after - dom

i've got a cold, so not going out tonight or tomorrow. i've got 2 days to do this. user added image
no probs.

# 2 29-01-2011 , 08:05 PM
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made a start...


took a photo, made a dodgey hdr from a wide shot i took. lined up the camera and built some proxy stuff. did some block lighting.
found a model on turbosquid, its a nokia 6300... no UVs tho. im sorting that out now.

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# 3 30-01-2011 , 02:27 PM
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here is where i am at. This is just a render from maya. Gonna watch a movie and then set up some passes.

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# 4 30-01-2011 , 03:51 PM
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Nice render honestdom. My only critique is that the phone needs to match the quality of the photo a little better.

Cheers honestdom!

# 5 30-01-2011 , 04:53 PM
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haha thanks for the advice. If you figure out how to do that in maya don't tell the foundry!

matching the render to the backplate is generally done in compositing programs like nuke, shake, after effects, combustion etc etc. Which is why you ought to render things in passes. using programs like this give you more control than rendering things straight from maya.
Its a bit like when people render out occlusion renders. These are passes that are used to control parts of the 3D element. In the case of ambient occlusion you can adjust contact shadows.
if i were to render a diffuse pass and a reflection pass, i would add the reflection over the diffuse and then be able to control the look of the reflections.

Ill show you in my next post.

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# 6 30-01-2011 , 05:41 PM
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Cheers honestdom! I use after effects or photoshop when I render out in passes. Pretty easy stuff. No need to show me how.

Cant wait for your final entry, Cheers!

# 7 30-01-2011 , 06:21 PM
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Looks good dude

I think a little defocus and some noise and it will fit pretty good

Jay

# 8 31-01-2011 , 11:34 PM
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i'll try and upload something else tomorrow.

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# 9 03-02-2011 , 01:25 AM
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Best of luck with your entry honestdom! No critiques from me, it's prefect! You may just win this challenge.

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