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orgeeizm · 08-10-2003, 11:25 AM

Hello everyone. Just thought I might share to you guys a plan that I have for myself as part of an attempt to get better at overall character modeling in Maya. Here I present 3 pen drawings I have made at random times either when bored in class or skipped boring class. Each have different purpose.

This clown is a test for Nurbs/Patches modeling

This demon is a test using SubD. More focus is on getting the hair exactly or almost the same. Also will attempt fur on facial hair. I hope my comp doesnt die out.

This weirdo guy (i wasnt on anything i swear!) is a test for Polygon modeling.

I know theres a animation challenge right now and I want to join it but I feel that I must first get better at modeling and then move on to other tasks. I will start with what i feel most uncomfortable with and that is the Clown test. Im also still working on that commando gopher which I will use later on for animation learning.
Anyway, WIP soon.

kbrown · 08-10-2003, 11:43 AM

Lovely drawings! Looking forward to see them come alive one day...

orgeeizm · 08-10-2003, 11:57 AM

Thanks kbrown. I am reading about Nurbs and Patches right now on this book Maya4.5 Savvy. Pretty weird and interesting I must say. Btw, I like your saying in your signature. Do a lot, Fail a lot and Learn a lot!

NitroLiq · 08-10-2003, 01:05 PM

Nice sketches, bud. Kinda have a graffiti art quality to them.

orgeeizm · 08-10-2003, 10:55 PM

Thanks. Yeah the clown was drawn because of my friends influence in highschool. They were into lowriders and tagging. I never got into tagging but I really like the clowns that they always drew, so I drew my own. Anyway, Im having a hard time with nurbs and patches, i will post some wip later so show some of the problems i get.

adldesigner · 12-10-2003, 07:17 PM

Very very good stuff buddy!

RickStefani · 13-10-2003, 04:57 PM

Cool sketches. I cannot wait to see them as models. I usually model in polys. I model as if I were using nurbs patchs and then I merge the verts. Polies are so much easier to work. I saw a new function in 5.0, if I get it to work. You can convert the polies to subD's and then the SubD's to Nurbs. That would be sweet to model and texture with the ease of pollies and then animate with the cleanes of nurbs. Have not tried it though.

dave_baer · 14-10-2003, 07:16 AM

What is it about clowns that are so evil?

orgeeizm · 14-10-2003, 12:38 PM

lol!!.....i know a very evil clown.... IT

Zyk0tiK · 14-10-2003, 12:39 PM

clowns are so evil because they are so innocent.

Ice Queen · 04-11-2003, 03:20 PM

Nice drawings

iron_tick · 04-11-2003, 03:26 PM

Clowns??? ...... you people think clowns are evil???? ..... you fell for the same plow as the rest of the freaking world.... Clowns are just patsy's.... It's Mimes that you should be worried about.... MIMES!!!!!!! They've got powers... and invisible object that they can throw at you.... I need to take my medicine now.. MIMES.... remember that...

3djoe · 04-11-2003, 07:53 PM

Great stuff. I love the sketches especially the clown.

This was me for Halloween.

orgeeizm · 04-11-2003, 09:06 PM

Hey thanks IceQueen.

I think mimes are stuck in the middle of two dimensions..Theyre bodies are here, but the objects they see are in another dimension..Either that or their just schizophranic haha

3dJoe: thats a great looking mask! haha i bet you had scaring people!

08-10-2003, 11:25 AM	#1
orgeeizm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: union city, ca Posts: 390	3 Faces of Test - for Maya Hello everyone. Just thought I might share to you guys a plan that I have for myself as part of an attempt to get better at overall character modeling in Maya. Here I present 3 pen drawings I have made at random times either when bored in class or skipped boring class. Each have different purpose. This clown is a test for Nurbs/Patches modeling This demon is a test using SubD. More focus is on getting the hair exactly or almost the same. Also will attempt fur on facial hair. I hope my comp doesnt die out. This weirdo guy (i wasnt on anything i swear!) is a test for Polygon modeling. I know theres a animation challenge right now and I want to join it but I feel that I must first get better at modeling and then move on to other tasks. I will start with what i feel most uncomfortable with and that is the Clown test. Im also still working on that commando gopher which I will use later on for animation learning. Anyway, WIP soon. __________________ <a href="http://forums.simplymaya.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16675">May/June 2005 Challenge Entry</a> Last edited by orgeeizm; 08-10-2003 at 11:54 AM.
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08-10-2003, 11:43 AM	#2
kbrown Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London, UK Posts: 3,198	Lovely drawings! Looking forward to see them come alive one day... __________________ Kari - My Website - My IMDB Do a lot, Fail a lot and Learn a lot!
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08-10-2003, 11:57 AM	#3
orgeeizm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: union city, ca Posts: 390	Thanks kbrown. I am reading about Nurbs and Patches right now on this book Maya4.5 Savvy. Pretty weird and interesting I must say. Btw, I like your saying in your signature. Do a lot, Fail a lot and Learn a lot! __________________ <a href="http://forums.simplymaya.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16675">May/June 2005 Challenge Entry</a>
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08-10-2003, 01:05 PM	#4
NitroLiq Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New York Posts: 2,133	Nice sketches, bud. Kinda have a graffiti art quality to them. __________________ "Terminat Bora Diem, Terminal Auctor opus."
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08-10-2003, 10:55 PM	#5
orgeeizm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: union city, ca Posts: 390	Thanks. Yeah the clown was drawn because of my friends influence in highschool. They were into lowriders and tagging. I never got into tagging but I really like the clowns that they always drew, so I drew my own. Anyway, Im having a hard time with nurbs and patches, i will post some wip later so show some of the problems i get. __________________ <a href="http://forums.simplymaya.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16675">May/June 2005 Challenge Entry</a>
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12-10-2003, 07:17 PM	#6
adldesigner Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: CCS, Venezuela Posts: 3,363	Very very good stuff buddy! __________________ adldesigner Caracas, Venezuela Hell .. not gone perse, but with a certainly lower post count per day.
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13-10-2003, 04:57 PM	#7
RickStefani Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: USA Posts: 658	Cool sketches. I cannot wait to see them as models. I usually model in polys. I model as if I were using nurbs patchs and then I merge the verts. Polies are so much easier to work. I saw a new function in 5.0, if I get it to work. You can convert the polies to subD's and then the SubD's to Nurbs. That would be sweet to model and texture with the ease of pollies and then animate with the cleanes of nurbs. Have not tried it though.
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14-10-2003, 07:16 AM	#8
dave_baer Moderator Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Plantation, Florida Posts: 1,568	What is it about clowns that are so evil? __________________ Dave Baer Professor of Digital Arts Digital Media Arts College Boca Raton, Florida dbaer@dmac.edu
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14-10-2003, 12:38 PM	#9
orgeeizm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: union city, ca Posts: 390	lol!!.....i know a very evil clown.... IT __________________ <a href="http://forums.simplymaya.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16675">May/June 2005 Challenge Entry</a>
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14-10-2003, 12:39 PM	#10
Zyk0tiK Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 800	clowns are so evil because they are so innocent.
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04-11-2003, 03:20 PM	#11
Ice Queen Subscriber Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Miami Posts: 307	Nice drawings
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04-11-2003, 03:26 PM	#12
iron_tick Subscriber Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Chicagoland USA Posts: 719	Clowns??? ...... you people think clowns are evil???? ..... you fell for the same plow as the rest of the freaking world.... Clowns are just patsy's.... It's Mimes that you should be worried about.... MIMES!!!!!!! They've got powers... and invisible object that they can throw at you.... I need to take my medicine now.. MIMES.... remember that... __________________ <html><font size=2> <font color="blue"> And after calming me down with some orange slices and some fetal spooning, E.T. revealed to me his singular purpose. --TOOL, 10,000 Days--- </font></pre> </html>
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04-11-2003, 07:53 PM	#13
3djoe Subscriber Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: CT USA Posts: 567	Great stuff. I love the sketches especially the clown. This was me for Halloween. __________________ Never Do Today What You Can Put Off Till Tomorrow.. My New Site MayaFx.com
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04-11-2003, 09:06 PM	#14
orgeeizm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: union city, ca Posts: 390	Hey thanks IceQueen. I think mimes are stuck in the middle of two dimensions..Theyre bodies are here, but the objects they see are in another dimension..Either that or their just schizophranic haha 3dJoe: thats a great looking mask! haha i bet you had scaring people! __________________ <a href="http://forums.simplymaya.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16675">May/June 2005 Challenge Entry</a>
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