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.
# 1 11-10-2011 , 02:53 PM
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OMG - Who Invited HIM Back

Well I have been away for a very very very long time. Due to personal stuff, work and the such I have decided that I will stick my toe back into the water of Maya and CG.

For those who remember me, I'm sorry user added image

For those who don't have a clue who I am. HELLO!!!

To keep you up to date I am now a developer and no longer a support monkey. I have been a pro developer now for over 3 years after many years of hobbies stuff, I use PHP and Django with sprinkles of Flash/Actionscript, Sharepoint, CSS and jQuery/javascript. On other news the company I work for are merging and there may be chance for me to do some CGI work, which will be awesome.

So keep an eye out for me jumping on board the challenges and generally being annoying user added image.

Oh, if anyone can point me in the direction of my winning entry for the Steampunk challenge many many many moons ago that would be great. I can't find it through searches and I can locate the final decision but no thread that shows the progress of the work.


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# 2 11-10-2011 , 03:52 PM
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# 3 11-10-2011 , 03:54 PM
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Nice work by the way user added image

# 4 11-10-2011 , 03:58 PM
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# 5 11-10-2011 , 04:41 PM
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Welcome back ..glad you are still dabbling ...hehe




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# 6 11-10-2011 , 05:03 PM
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Thanks Mr J


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# 7 11-10-2011 , 06:39 PM
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Hey,welcome back.
Another Scottish person is seldom a bad thing. I'm from Edinburgh.
It seems like you left just as i started posting here.

Your TARDIS is pretty cool, sits in the plate quite well.

# 8 11-10-2011 , 07:58 PM
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I remember you!
You're a developer now huh? cool, I'm a senior developer now in the iOS space




that's a "Ch" pronounced as a "K"

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# 9 11-10-2011 , 08:44 PM
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I kid. Welcome back, dude.

# 10 12-10-2011 , 08:51 PM
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Hey,welcome back.
Another Scottish person is seldom a bad thing. I'm from Edinburgh.
It seems like you left just as i started posting here.

Your TARDIS is pretty cool, sits in the plate quite well.

Thanks. Always nice to get crit, better to get nice crit tho .

I live about 17 miles from you in Livingston.


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# 11 12-10-2011 , 08:52 PM
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Ohnoit'sdisguy.

I kid. Welcome back, dude.

Hi Acid nice to see you again. Hows life?


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# 12 12-10-2011 , 08:55 PM
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You're a developer now huh? cool, I'm a senior developer now in the iOS space

Hello Chirone, long time no type. Yeah I'm a developer mostly on web with LAMP and Django and set to do my first Windows Phone 7 app soonish. Some Unix/Linux support but that's to be expected working in a lamp environment.


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# 13 12-10-2011 , 09:29 PM
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I live about 17 miles from you in Livingston.

more like 470ish miles from me in Hackney.
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# 14 12-10-2011 , 10:34 PM
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what is all this miles nonsense? i thought only americans spoke in such sillyness user added image




that's a "Ch" pronounced as a "K"

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# 15 12-10-2011 , 10:54 PM
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On that topic, if you want to say something is much better than something else would you say "miles better"?

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