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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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# 1 31-10-2004 , 09:36 AM

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heres my helmet so far, and the concept im using is behind..

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# 2 31-10-2004 , 09:36 AM

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ha, forgot pic..

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# 3 31-10-2004 , 10:57 AM

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good start billy_cat are you going to do the whole model?
Looking forward to seeing that sword!!

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# 4 31-10-2004 , 05:20 PM

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thanks! yea, im doing the whole model except for the cape because im not good with cloth yet..

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# 5 31-10-2004 , 05:31 PM

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Hey, looking nice, mate! Looking forward for some progress (me loves fantasy art)!

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# 6 31-10-2004 , 05:36 PM

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well if its not going to be animated, why dont you just model the cape in nurbs and convert it to polys?

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# 7 31-10-2004 , 05:57 PM

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update: fixed some geometry and added bolts...

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# 8 31-10-2004 , 06:07 PM

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Sil-Valeor: Thank you!

Phil.R: No, itll be animated..

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# 9 31-10-2004 , 06:26 PM

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Hate to be picky on the start of a gud project, but the helmet looks a little crumpled. Like its made out of real thin metal, I don't think it shud curve round at the bottom there. Just my slant on things...

Love the concept though, go Blizzard!!

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# 10 31-10-2004 , 06:44 PM

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you mean where the bottom part starts slanting up where the shoulder is?

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# 11 31-10-2004 , 07:09 PM

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update:

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# 12 01-11-2004 , 03:05 AM

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Where the cheek guards slant up at the bottom. I think they shud be straight, with only the cylindrical shape giving any curve. The waves and bend in the helmet make it look a little like cloth. Straightening out those edges mite give a chunkier feel to the helmet.

Its all a matter of preference, as is always the case with modelling. Be nice to have a look at some real life reference pieces as always user added image

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# 13 01-11-2004 , 09:47 AM

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The best bit of reference would be Magneto's helmet (from the comic book not the movie) as it is pretty much the same shape.

Good luck user added image

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