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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Elephant Inc FX-01-2008-a maybe
Ive never mixed models into a photo so can i make the enviroment from scratch?
Im reaally busy at the mo so i may not finish
can i still enter?
i dont have time for photorealistic so can i do a kind of cartoony style?
dont expect to win but ill give it a go for fun
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im not too late to enter am i?
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HOWEVER, feel free to enter and as long as you use a shot from the source imagery either in a 2d/3d camera projection onto your base geometry, or as part of a larger matte painting to extend the shot, you can model most anything, and at any angle that you want in order to achieve a Dam Breaking Scenario
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larger matte painting to exstend the shot? do you mean a background image?Originally posted by ragecgi
The FX CHALLENGES will always be going for photoreal.
HOWEVER, feel free to enter and as long as you use a shot from the source imagery either in a 2d/3d camera projection onto your base geometry, or as part of a larger matte painting to extend the shot, you can model most anything, and at any angle that you want in order to achieve a Dam Breaking Scenario
Welcome aboard!
BTW can i still do a sortta sylised look BUT with realistic(ish) effects? i just dont think ill have time for a photorealistic one
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In this case "Matte Painting" is reffering to anything that you paint by hand to either extend, or augment a given plate.Originally posted by elephantinc
larger matte painting to exstend the shot? do you mean a background image?
BTW can i still do a sortta sylised look BUT with realistic(ish) effects? i just dont think ill have time for a photorealistic one
Also, you can do whatever you wish as far as look and style, but just remember for future reference that photorealism is what the FX Challenges are all about
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ive already started
decided to go for a semi-realistic look IE my attempt at photorealism
ive never really done much with fluids so that might be an issue but ill give it a go
EDIT: can it be longer than 10secs?
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what would be the best thing to use for the water behind the dam? remember it has too move when the dam is broken
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They should lead you in the right direction
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After the challenge is over, feel free to make a longer shot if you wish
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I also have an ocean at the top, how do i get the water in it to colide with the dam?
Im really starting too think im far too noobish too do this compo
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here it is
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- When you say dam break, does the whole thing have to come crashing down or can it be slightly less dramatic?
That is up to you
Small cracks and a few jets of water, or a total demolition, either way is fine. - I also have an ocean at the top, how do i get the water in it to colide with the dam?
Sadly as the judge, I can only help you so much, but I can suggest checking the help for fluid collisions, or you might try doing the shot in passes like one pass could be your main body of water, then another could be a "colliding" particle pass, etc. - Im really starting too think im far too noobish too do this compo
Well, this is a good way to learn!
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You cant really get the ocean plane to move like a fluid, it's just for making an ocean or a lake.
Have a look into what rage said, thats what we have being using to get an idea of the sim, you basically need to make a block of particles and then do the stuff on them. Might sound like a shameless plug, but chesk out our thread might help out in pointing you in in a direction
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but its ok, i know ehat im gonna do and how to get round it
im off too start with the dinosaur
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