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Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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# 16 02-02-2006 , 08:32 AM

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hi guys thanks for your helpful advice. Yeah it never occurred to me not to use Hdri ill give it a go.
Lipski the flags are from a pic i found on the web just edited a lil in photoshop then i made a displacment map for them too.
thanks for ure help and suggestions i will get onto them now Blomkaal user added image

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# 17 02-02-2006 , 10:51 AM

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bit more progress added a light in the booth a tried to simulate the moonlight not got it right just yet though. Also i have a lovely tree hanging over the phonebooth now. user added image

One of the flagstones has the makings of a small indenttation for a puddle but im not sure how to make one any suggestions?

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# 18 02-02-2006 , 11:13 AM

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hey thats looking quite good now user added image

giving a real glimpse into what lies ahead. did u also make the tree?...always wondered how to make leaves like that and populate branches without the evil 'do it by hand leaf by leaf' technique

just noticed that the tree looks 2d...
with the puddle i would just add a flat plane with a water shader...any better way i cant think of...but hey sometimes the simplest answer is the best....

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# 19 02-02-2006 , 11:17 AM

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hi yeah i almost started doing it bit by bit leaf by leaf but seems theres a very helpful tool i just learned about its the paint tool.
go to Rendering/painteffects/getbrush. amd look in there theres lots of nice tools. part 7 of the haunted house tut goes into the detail into getting the 2d images how u want em.
Yeah 2d thats the only problem not sure if they can go into 3d. but they do convert to polys if u choose so but still remain 2d.

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# 20 02-02-2006 , 11:22 AM

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yeah the paint effects tool has a large range of effects including fairly decent looking grass and trees. I'm not sure exactly what you mean but there are fully 3D trees you can just paint in and then convert to polys retaining all textures.

edit: (yeah again) just in case somone doesn't know, paint effects grass always looks better when it is converted into poly's. And if they become a hassle, just stick em into another layer, hide it, and work will become smoother user added image

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# 21 02-02-2006 , 12:09 PM

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The lighting is lovely. Doesn't look like moonlight, though - more like light from a street lamp. And yeah, it would look great if we saw the lampost.

If you want moonlight I think you need to make the light colder.

Lipski - good to hear that about the paint effects, thanks.

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