Complex UV Layout in Maya
Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character
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Think I came across that ref when making mine. If you get stuck I can dig out some of the other ref images I had, but I got them all off a google image search so its nothing you probably havnt seen/considered already. One of the main ones I used though was a miniature model a guy had made in his spare time, so it wasnt quite the real thing, but it was extremely well crafted and life like, and gave some good closer angles which I couldnt find of the real deal.
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Redid the canope I think it looks a lot better...........dave
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Are you working from orthogonal drawings? Those surface shapes are already very hard to model even with references it would seem to be a challenge because of all the compound curves. This will be a good exercise in polygon modeling and maintaining good surface continuity.
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I think this model has put me in my place a bit, I had a few moments of modellers block looking at it and thinking to myself how will I do that, thank fully the brain started to work mainly making the surface live and making curve to extrude from. Working a bit on the hull below the canope changing the edge flow..........dave
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The method you are using is the best I have found for these kind of compound surfaces. Make a high poly or nurbs plug and then draw the poly topology or project it onto the plug and then create strips of polygons from those curves.
It's coming along nicely Dave.
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Should get a lot faster as the back is not as comlicated............dave
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