Fender from Robots

Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 1

This course will look at the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. We'll look at what makes a good model in Maya and why objects are modeled in the way they are.

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# 1 28-02-2008 , 03:24 PM

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It's been away for a really long time, busy with work and learning programing but I'm back in the Maya saddle again and look forward to learning more Maya skills. Since I modeled Rodney, I figured a good place to start would be to model Fender. I would have posted progress renders but once I started, I just couldn't bring myself to stop.

I'm not going for perfection here as I'm just just doing a quick model. Nor will I probably texture it, however as you can tell, I am adding basic colors. Feel free to coment.

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# 2 28-02-2008 , 03:47 PM

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Man its been a while.

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Your username is Perfecto. You legally have to :p

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# 3 28-02-2008 , 09:01 PM

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Thought the Aliens had abducted you ..lol
Good to see you back.

I'm not going to crit the work as I know it's just good to model anything after a break.

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# 4 28-02-2008 , 09:27 PM

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Perfecto! Great to have you back, man!

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# 5 29-02-2008 , 02:16 AM

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Thanks everyone :-)

It does feel good to be using Maya again. And from the looks of it, everyone who's still around has gotten MUCH MUCH better. I see I have a lot of catching up to do.

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# 6 29-02-2008 , 04:15 AM

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I like the robot. Are you planning on modeling the whole gang?

I didn't really like the movie to much, but theres some pretty cool designs in there.

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# 7 29-02-2008 , 06:31 AM

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I've have thought about modeling all the main characters but at this point I'm still not sure. I'm leaning more toward my own creation than modeling something that's already been done. I think it would be fun to design and model my own character or space station or star ship. I like sci fi, so that's probably the genre I'll model. However, you'll probably see me model some simple things for a while til I get really comfortable with Maya again.

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# 9 01-03-2008 , 01:48 PM

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Hey Perfecto, Good to see you back in the fold.

Nice going with the robot dude.

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# 10 02-03-2008 , 10:36 AM

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thanks gster123

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# 11 02-03-2008 , 10:46 AM

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Hi Really nice job! I saw that movie and don't remember name it's very differents and cool.

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# 12 02-03-2008 , 11:05 PM

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Added a little detail during my lunch break

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# 13 02-03-2008 , 11:27 PM

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hey perfecto - good to see you. user added image

the robots look great and this building is very cool too - is that from the film also? - i haven't seen it.

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# 14 03-03-2008 , 05:10 AM

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hey nice to have you back, missed seeing your posts.. good job on the models, could use some work but I understand after not being around for a while you start getting a little rusty...

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# 15 03-03-2008 , 05:35 AM

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Thanks Arran and Rhetoric Camel! It's good to see so many familiar names still around. And yes, I do feel a little rusty, hehe but it's coming back to me pretty quickly. As usual, I'll probably just be modeling and not doing any texturing. But to compromise, I try to add a little color...hehe. I'm pretty worn out from work, so a couple of hours modeling was all I could handle tonight.

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