Introduction to Maya - Modeling Fundamentals Vol 2
This course will look in the fundamentals of modeling in Maya with an emphasis on creating good topology. It's aimed at people that have some modeling experience in Maya but are having trouble with complex objects.
# 1 01-10-2003 , 10:07 PM
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Looking forward to this.

Unfortunatley my progress will be slow to start as I'm in sole charge of my son for a good few days while his mother has a well deserved rest from my maya-madness. (she loves my work reallyuser added image)

I'm going for the 15 sec sound and plan to do some quick storyboarding and an animatic over the next few days, then start properly next week.

# 2 01-10-2003 , 11:49 PM
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Looking forward to it!

# 3 09-10-2003 , 06:54 PM
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# 4 09-10-2003 , 06:59 PM
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neat effect. Just remember, the judging factors of this challenge is character animation. user added image The other stuff is just icing on the cake.

# 5 09-10-2003 , 07:04 PM
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Thanks for the reminder Mike user added image
Should be well into the characters animation next week (fingers crossed, life permitting).

# 6 28-10-2003 , 08:08 PM
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Well, thought I was well out of time for this challenge, but I've got a few nights to spare and am going to give it a shot.

I've had so little time and have concentrated what time I did have on some environment work that was sparked off by this challenge.

Have the scenery and two characters rigged, and a few blend shapes. Should be fun to see if I can acomplish the animation in 4 nights work user added image

https://www.thecloudcatcher.com/october/crypt_ivy.jpg

https://www.thecloudcatcher.com/october/vamp_01.jpg

https://www.thecloudcatcher.com/october/frank_03.jpg

# 7 28-10-2003 , 08:26 PM
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holy crapola..I thought you were never gonna post again for this challenge. Very nice work. I really like your environment for it. Especially the vine leaves..is that paintfx?


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# 8 28-10-2003 , 08:45 PM
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Looking jolly! Look forward to seeing it moving!

# 9 28-10-2003 , 08:50 PM
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Wow, very nice, love the woman. 4 Nights... You should be fine, can't wait to see it! Good luckuser added image

# 10 29-10-2003 , 12:37 AM
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Thanks for the encouragment, I'm going to need it!

Orgeeizm, they are paint fx, applied to a curve then converted to polys, baked texture then re-textured.

Back to the graph editoruser added image

# 11 29-10-2003 , 01:54 AM
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very cool and just in time for holloween user added image

# 12 31-10-2003 , 10:40 PM
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A few more hours rendering, not sure if I'll make the deadline now. Oh hum, still trying user added image
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# 13 31-10-2003 , 11:09 PM
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Hey, Chris it's about the animation, screw the bells and whistles, if your not going to get done just playblast it user added image

# 14 01-11-2003 , 05:11 AM
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Thanks Ice Queen, you are totally right of course.
It's just that I set my mind to it and couldn't let go.

The work is a bit of a hack in the end and the animation sucks.I spent no where near enough time (two sessions) on it to do it justice. But what the hell, it was fun giving it a go user added image

# 15 01-11-2003 , 10:14 PM
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Silence is golden user added image
No comments on my final upchuck.
Well I'm sure I deserve that.
My father allways said " if a job's worth doing it's worth doing well" and I still don't heed his words, at my age too, tut tut user added image

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