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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Mike that is with out a dout your best model to date....
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination, knowledge is limited, imagination encircles the world. (Albert Einstein)
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On that note, Character Rig 3 should be up soon.
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Nice work mike and kurt
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I know you guys have been probably asked a million times but how do start off modelling your characters??
Do you use basic nurbs shape (i.e. cylinder, sphere) or draw curves then create surfaces??
Or do you use polys??
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Once I have the shape and proportions, I convert the nurbs into polys. Than its just a matter of tweaking and pulling to start adding the details.... I add detail by switching back and forth between polys and sub-d. Sub-ds are a loy easier to pull than the vertices on a poly=)... Hope that helps
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Thanks!
I usualy begin with either a polygon cube or cylinder, and pretty much "Split Poly" and "Tweak" like crazy!
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Also, I've had a couple complaints regarding the visible nipple, so I've "covered" it sorta. :p
Also, I made this belt-type thing... don't know if I'll keep it for now. What do you guys think?
I've also given her hips a slight shift to her right... gives her cooler stance, I think.
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very cool
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Working on unwrapping her UVs, now... got her torso unwrapped:
https://www.mtmckinley.net/cgtalk/uv2.jpg
Thanks to danny for the help with his Mel scripts.
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