Introduction to Maya - Rendering in Arnold
This course will look at the fundamentals of rendering in Arnold. We'll go through the different light types available, cameras, shaders, Arnold's render settings and finally how to split an image into render passes (AOV's), before we then reassemble it i
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what are you going for here? - he just kind of looks like your run of the mill green alien smoking a cigarette...is that what you're after?
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I had some ideas that didn't work too well so I decided to go with this one: An insect-alien.
I don't know how to make the hands (Edit:and feet) ... Ideas and comments are welcome.
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I would suggest doing the Free Franky tutorial on this site, it will give you a good basis of how to start creating your own characters from head, to body, to legs, feet, arms, and hands. Very easy to follow.
Keep at it!
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I did that tutorial already, and almost every other free tutorial on this site. Unfortunately I'm 15 and I don't really have money for anything that isn't (free)
.By "I don't know how to make the hands (Edit:and feet)" I meant ideas for a design, not for how to build it...
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and the tutorial I am talking about is free. https://www.simplymaya.com/movie_page...tml?tut_id=138
there are quite a few free tutorials on this page that are very helpful with maya. After using them you'll have the basics down. https://www.simplymaya.com/movie_page...html?cat_id=23
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15 huh, didn't know you could give maya as a birthday present for the kids
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Keeps me busy...:attn:Originally posted by donmichaelR
didn't know you could give maya as a birthday present for the kids
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Why's he smoking a cig? or is it a case of why not!
Could you show a wireframe?
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(These old farts'll keep ya working on your project till its perfect ) nice model so far, i like the spiky nether regions
Yay, not a freshman anymore!
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It's exactly that case. I'm still learning Maya and I decided to experiment with some lighting effects.
The wire-frame you asked is attached. It's a bit high poly because of these claws (1600 together) and more.
Edit: BTW, I'm not planing to animate him yet because I don't know how... And I'm still learning some other stuff. Experimenting with fur and hair now
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Creating UVs
"Applying fur to a polygon or subdivision surface model is similar to applying textures in that the geometry needs a specific arrangement of UVs so that the fur looks correct when applied to the model."
I'm comletely new to creating/ mapping/ whatever UVs, so I looked in Modeling > Mapping UVs > Creating UVs.
This is what's written there:
"In Maya, UV texture coordinates (UVs) can be created for polygon surface meshes using the following UV mapping techniques:
* Automatic UV mapping
* Planar UV mapping
* Cylindrical UV mapping
* Spherical UV mapping
* User-defined UV mapping
* Camera UV mapping - see Planar UV mapping"
Can someone please explain what's the difference, and what method(s) should I use for polygon/subdiv modeling?
Thanks in advance,
Benny
Edit: I do know how the UV coordinates system works...
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