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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So until that time comes i will lay out the uv's and paint the textures of the things i did do.....
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I will look into it marlon john
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I used a texture with an alpha to create the forrest on the backdrop, but i don't like it the visible part has some sort of silver lining which prevents the texture blending in with the background.
C and C is of course most welcome
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@Legolas_hv;'Once I worked in a similar project but was something like.. a post-apocalyptic frankfurt xDD. It was cool but didn't developed as well as I spected in the end."
Is this a jab below the belt there mate? LOL
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Well, one thing you could do is make the leaves gray.Originally posted by mastone
@jr who; i'm not sure i get what you mean by making them older, so ellaborate a bit more on this if you want
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Then I was far less experienced than now. And any of this kind is a lot of work I think. but anyway my work was not a single frame. It was a complete 3d intro. Thats your advantage
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is it paint fx or fx converted to polys?
I once did a scene with a lot of trees in it and I converted the paint FX to polys (made about 4/5 trees differing styles, sizes, colours etc) as I wanted to render with mantal ray. then moved the pivots to the bottom of the trunks and then painted a few different particle sets, and attached the trees to the particles as instances and added a random Y rotation to them to vary them up a bit.
Also in the distance, I would just render a tree line/forrest as a single image and attach it to a plane with the alpha for transparancy, cut down on the strain on the system
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definitely agree with gster that the trees need a bit more variation. Also I think that you need more buildings stretching out either side like in your photo - especially if this is supposed to be new york. I'm not sure about the teepee thing in the forground - it looks a little odd at the moment.
keep up the good work - this is going to be very cool!
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I would have used a projection Map for the buildings instead of uving them. Its a still image so look at it like a matte painting
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@Legolas_hv; I know you didn't mean that..hence the big LOL in the end:p
@gster123; they are paint fx converted to poly's and that's actually a great idea you had about using the instancer for creating the tree's so i will definitely give it a go
@arran;You're right about the amount of buildings and the trees.About the tipi, it isn't the new york you know anymore, it's also just a cone with a ramptexture slapped on it so if i decide to put a tipi there i will make it more realistic.
@jay; and i think i will follow up on your advice too. i hate laying out uv's so i will look on the internet for some matte painting tutorials-workflows(I'm not van Gogh so i need all the help i can get on painting LOL)
Thanks guys i really appreciate the input and/or complements, they are appreciated
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