Logan Perez 11/30/10

Almost finished model of my paintball marker

watch completed

So I finally finished modeling my watch today. It has taken a lot more time than I thought it would to get the clasp into place and have it all play well together. So now I need to start my materials and get it all colored and everything.

11.22.10

Done with the guitar!  Woot!  Now to model stuff to go with the background.  Which I am just doing an amp and a guitar stand. 

Dishware..cont.

I have started to apply my illustrator files on to my dishware. I have the plates and cup finished, but had some problems with my uvs on my bowl that I am still working out. I will start modeling some silverware to go with it, and may do some bump maps on those as well as my goblet.

New Way to Import Illustrator Files

Ok, so I have some bad news and good news. I've had nothing but problems with the last method of importing Illustrator files into Maya. The method I was using was causing the model to have a lot of points, reverse my normals, and laundry list of things that were making my life hell. The good-- I found a new way to import and it seems to be working quite well. The bad--I'm going to remodel... but it shouldn't take too long. I have literally spent hours and hours trying to fix the disaster that the last method caused.

Here is a link to the new way of importing:
http://www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/3d_modeling/photoshop_illustrator_paths_to_maya_environments.php

Cheers,
Kory



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NEW WAY

11.16.10

head is done.  just gotta add the strings and I'll be done modeling the guitar and I can start rendering and doing the background stuff! 

Logan Perez

Body is starting to take shape. hope to finish the modeling by the end of this week.

Dishes

I finished laying out my uvs for my dishes, and have begun working on the plate design. Still need a logo. Hopefully I will have the design finished by the end of the week.

stinking clasp

So the clasp has been a pain to get correct but it think the main part of it is finally right. Now I just need to get the release buttons done. Then I need to get the materials done. I would love to have a lesson about creating complex materials.

11.9.10

 

body work done, doing the details like the knobs and strings and stuff.  :)

then there was the clasp

So I have gotten everything other then the clasp modeled and folded and ready to go. Clasp here I come! I hope to have that done by the end of the week so that I can start on the materials.

Extruding Illustrator files

Here are some images of me extruding my illustrator files.

Here's what I did-
-In illustrator I Saved As an Illustrator 8 file
-Then in I went into Maya, file>import, chose my file
-The grabbed the EP curve tool (create>EP curve tool) and drew a line the thickness I wanted the watch
-Then selected both my illustrator path and EP curve and surfaces>extrude
-Next, deleted the ep curve and selected the watch, then wen to Modify>Convert>NURBS to polygon
-Done. Now just a bunch of tweaking on the polygon.

Dishware modeling

I have finished most of the modeling for the basic dishware, and have converted them from NURBS to polys and will soon start to lay out the UVs.

Cornice Apparel

Well, I haven't gotten too far but here are my sketches and here is my illustrator file. I plan on importing my illustrator file into Maya and then extruding it... so, I'm going to take some extra time to make sure the illustrator file is nice and tight.

11.2.10

2nd project

electric guitar

So far so good.  How do I lock the reference planes?  I forgot.

paintball barrel

this is the paintball barrel so far.

Learned about the curve tool and how useful it is!