Monday, 18 March 2013

Maya Modeling Tips

Jess recommended a tip from Mark our tutor today - when modeling, instead of using a sphere as a primitive to model with, start instead with a cube and smooth its edges (say subdivision 3) and this will provide you with easier UVs to work with! Here are some screenshots to illustrate this;


  1. Draw a cube using the primitive cube tool - Create > Polyogon Primitives > Cube
  2. Select the cube and then - Mesh > Smooth > Smooth Options
  3. Input 3 divisions in the Options Box
  4. Notice the difference!!








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Robin Silcock

I am a Second Year Games Art and Design student at Norwich University of the Arts. After exploration of a number of roles in my first year, I am now looking to graduate as a 3D Artist with applicable skills in Maya, Mudbox, ZBrush and Photoshop. I understand that my skills in this field are not there yet - but I aim to achieve this goal through consistently working through the programs in my University and Personal Projects. I love to be busy - I have always had a lot of things on my plate since the age of 7 where I successfully balanced school with Ballet, Tap, Horse-Riding, French, Piano and Singing Lessons! In the same fashion, my university schedule is just as hectic and varied; I am a Peer Mentor to first year students, Student Rep for Second Year, and President of the Enterprise Society. Like I said, I love to be busy! I am a Games Hippie - so to speak - I believe that Games if designed and harnessed in the right way, will be able to help solve many of the global issues we have today - even if it starts off in a small way. Just look at the positive effects that Facebook and Twitter have already had... When navigating my blog;
  • Works in Progress - This section is a constantly running account of all my current projects - personal and for university. It will contain reference images and website links and sometimes less than coherent posts, so be prepared!
  • Finished Pieces - This is where you will find my more polished artwork. Looking for help with Maya? Check out the posts tagged "Maya How-To's"