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 23-08-2010 , 04:17 PM
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HEY all so this is my attempt. Some little critter from dead space

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# 2 23-08-2010 , 05:24 PM
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Looks like a nasty little thing, good luck murambi




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# 3 23-08-2010 , 05:59 PM
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Hey nice choice, that game was so good..good luck hope to see some progress soon

# 4 23-08-2010 , 07:21 PM
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Cool idea, welcome and good luck!


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# 5 23-08-2010 , 10:02 PM
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hey murambi...you're in!

good luck man, nice concept

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Hey mate...glad to see you are in! yes it looks like a nasty little bugger...not one to have at a party by the looks with those tendrils!!!

good luck mate

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# 7 24-08-2010 , 08:09 AM
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I like the concept.

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# 8 25-08-2010 , 07:48 PM
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Very cool concept....

lets get a base mesh going.


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# 9 26-08-2010 , 12:08 AM
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still trying to work this out as i refresh my very little zbrush skills got abit more concepts started on the base mesh ill post it in a day or two though

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# 10 31-08-2010 , 07:56 PM
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ok started to work on this heres the face

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from the side

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# 12 31-08-2010 , 08:05 PM
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Hi murambi
Get a eye ball in there to help with the shape of the eye area, brouden the nose a bit and smooth out the nostral I dont think your guy has much of one..........hope this helps .......dave




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# 13 13-10-2010 , 08:29 AM
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with the dead line nearing by been really trying to get this done so heres my refined model

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here is the zbrush model

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# 15 13-10-2010 , 08:37 AM
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and the crappy render cant seem to get my normal map to work i am honestly thinking about using the hi_res model from zbrush but i would like to properly learn how to use normal maps.Any tips would be greatly appreciated

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