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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 24-02-2004 , 03:25 AM

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all made in Maya, is it okay for a first project? user added image

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# 2 24-02-2004 , 03:50 AM

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well, kinda hard to judge, as it's fairly obvious that the fire is the "Create > Fire" command, so there wasn't much in the way of work there.

Other than that, a sphere and a plane aren't too difficult. For understanding how Maya works, I'm sure this was useful, but I look forward to seeing more complicated work from you. My recomendation is to focus on polygonal modeling first.

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# 3 24-02-2004 , 04:05 AM

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hehehehe, yeah i know.
i've just spend like 4 hours with Maya.
I hope to create some good stuff in the future with this application.

i'll keep practising.

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# 4 26-02-2004 , 06:27 PM

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somehow i don´t believe anybody would buy a maya-unlimited if he had no experience in 3d.

don´t want to flame, just wondering.

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# 5 26-02-2004 , 07:33 PM

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true, one thing I'd say is where is the light on the plane generated by the fire?

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# 6 02-03-2004 , 05:45 AM

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That's a good start for a first project. It's a very good scene to practice basic lighting on.

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# 7 03-03-2004 , 03:39 PM

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It´s a start.. user added image

kinda hard to judge

weld some pixels !!!

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# 8 05-03-2004 , 11:41 PM

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Hey, thats a good start! Everybody starts somewhere! Keep at it and you will only get better.

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# 9 06-03-2004 , 03:05 AM

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haha im not suprised hes a newb to 3d and has maya unlimited. people who arent in the business like me usually just *ahem* share it with someone else

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# 10 06-03-2004 , 03:11 AM

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what?! I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

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# 11 06-03-2004 , 12:34 PM

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hehe ... element_khaos was responding to my post ... (wondering about the unlimited version) ..

yes, nothing against sharing (as long one doesnt use it in a comercial way) and the PLE watermark gives one a headache anyway, i only said something because he was writing it in the picture ...

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