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.
# 1 12-12-2011 , 01:13 AM
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December Challenge - Perfecto

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Dropping in for a little. I'll probably get pulled away before finishing but entering nonetheless. Very nice theme. Since it's the holiday season, i'm going to try and incorporate that somehow. All I know right now is I wanna do something cute. I plan on starting by researching baby pictures and toddlers (humanoids and animals). Seriously, what's more cute than that right?


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# 2 12-12-2011 , 01:39 AM
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lol true enough babies are the cutest. My wife is pregnant with our first she is due in 6 weeks.


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lol true enough babies are the cutest. My wife is pregnant with our first she is due in 6 weeks.

I'll dedicate this entry to you and your wife then. Congratulations!


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# 4 12-12-2011 , 03:27 AM
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Meet Charlie!

Charlie is a young robot who's been eagerly waiting for Christmas morning. When it finally arrives, he's surprised to find a brand new pair of feet in the present he just unwrapped. He's so excited that as he tries on his new feet, he's unaware that he's put them on the wrong legs.

I'm not going to post any references due to copyright restrictions but here's a couple of rough concept sketches.

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# 5 12-12-2011 , 04:08 AM
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Lol nice I'm honored user added image I'm sure it will turn out great


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# 6 12-12-2011 , 08:15 AM
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congrats joverall....LOL oh dear here come some sleepless nights...nice take perfecto!

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"A Darkness at Sethanon", a book I aspire to model some of the charcters and scenes
# 7 12-12-2011 , 03:04 PM
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Another rough concept

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# 8 12-12-2011 , 04:44 PM
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Thanks bullet, I am fully expecting to never sleep again. I like the new concept lots more detail. An absolute win in the cute factor.


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# 9 15-12-2011 , 03:34 AM
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I spent hours creating a super nice reference with color and everything but Gimp crapped out on me for some reason and I'm not about to redo all that work. I'll probably just start on the modeling tomorrow.

How aggravating


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cool, can't wait to see the final product.

# 11 19-12-2011 , 10:13 PM
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Dropping out.

Good luck everyone! I'll be watching the other entries.


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# 12 19-12-2011 , 10:15 PM
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Oh so sorry to hear I was looking forward to seeing the cutie user added image thx for your support


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# 13 20-12-2011 , 12:47 AM
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I have plenty of time but a friend and I are going to create a simple game in UDK so I'll be focused on that for awhile. I created a w.i.p. for it. I think we're going to do the ds9 space station. There's plenty of references available which will save alot of research time.


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# 14 20-12-2011 , 12:56 AM
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phew... less intense competition now
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