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
# 1 31-01-2009 , 06:59 PM
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Joopson - Virtual Cityscape - Hellish City

Ok, I hope this will fit under the rules. Its not gonna be a "city" by any conventional means, but there will be towers and such..... but its in hell, so I am not sure.... Does it have to be a human city?


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# 2 31-01-2009 , 09:17 PM
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Here is the terrain for the city so far in ZB after like 30 minutes of work....... VERY WIP


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After all this time I still forget the pic sometimes, haha

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# 4 31-01-2009 , 09:25 PM
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cool terrain, let me guess, the house will be up in the upper right corner? looking good so far.

# 5 31-01-2009 , 10:16 PM
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*whisper whisper* i think there's a giant squid-like face embedded into your terrain *whisper whisper*




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^haha i was thinkin the exact same thing :p

lookin good so far joopnoob, kutgw

# 7 01-02-2009 , 03:16 AM
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Interesting start joopsoon, will be great to see the progress on this!

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Originally posted by Chirone
*whisper whisper* i think there's a giant squid-like face embedded into your terrain *whisper whisper*

Haha, yeah, I thought so too, which I made sure to keep.. Its gonna be inspired by HP Lovecraft a bit, and he had a thing fr giant squid creatures, haha...

thanks everyone, I shall update Later


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Very Alien-esque.


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# 10 08-02-2009 , 05:26 AM
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Ugh, my Interwebz has been down for about a week.....I never realized how much I use it to look up things before.... I had like 5 instances where I was like "Oh, we can look that up on the.... Oh wait... No we can't"

So anyway, I will try to update pretty soon...


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# 11 28-02-2009 , 07:13 PM
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meh, I am dropping out of this challenge, me thinks...


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# 12 28-02-2009 , 10:16 PM
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me doubts you would have finsihed this and your other personal little challenge in time :p

that email with a mean word is waiting to be sent :p




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