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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.

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# 1 08-08-2003 , 01:43 AM

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Well I got tired of tinkering around with this, and since it was really just an exercise, I'm calling it done. user added image

By the way it's completley procedural
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Last edited by Blinn; 08-08-2003 at 04:39 PM.

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# 2 08-08-2003 , 02:06 AM

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That looks great, maybe a little shiny but great.

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# 3 08-08-2003 , 02:49 AM

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LOVE IT!!!

Great composition, and cool particulate matter floating around in there user added image

Were they 3d too? or a comp?

Also, MR render? or Maya scanline?

Great work!

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# 4 08-08-2003 , 04:03 AM

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thanks rage and schmick

heres the scoop rage

the particles are 3d but were rendered seperatley and comped in photoshop. The Embryo was rendered in MR, and the pipes in Maya. i just thought maya produced better pipes in that one case.
but, this is probably because I don't know MR well enough.

thanks again!

oh, ps, any chance to get in the gallery with this one?

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# 5 08-08-2003 , 09:41 AM

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Very good piece indeed!
I would say it qualifies for Gallery, however last word's Kevin's one. user added image

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# 6 08-08-2003 , 11:47 AM

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oh it looks like a little duckie alien user added image

great colors user added image

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# 7 08-08-2003 , 12:06 PM

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ACK!!! You could have given us 56ker a warning user added image

Looks good though user added image

Did you use subsurface scattering on it?

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# 8 08-08-2003 , 04:34 PM

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Thanks guys.

Sorry Vampus, I think i might have uploaded the uncompressed version by mistake, I'll change that right now.

As for SSS, i faked it user added image

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# 9 08-08-2003 , 04:45 PM

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Cheater

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# 10 08-08-2003 , 04:54 PM

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great job man!!
well done!!

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# 11 08-08-2003 , 05:17 PM

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Nice! and yucky too!

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# 12 08-08-2003 , 06:59 PM

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What is subsurface scattering????

BTW awesome work Blinn.

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# 13 08-08-2003 , 07:10 PM

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Nice work!

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# 14 08-08-2003 , 07:49 PM

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Thanks alot! user added image

drknow, to answer your question, heres a quote

"All non-metallic materials are translucent to some degree. This means that light scatters inside the material before being either absorbed or leaving the material at a different location. This phenomenon is called subsurface scattering. […]"

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