A long time coming- Some Maya Work

Yes, I know, most of this stuff should have gone up way earlier but now just be thankful that is is finally up. Maya models are (naturally) a huge part of the course, with Maya being the program used by us to make all things three-dimensional ( apart from those basic shapes cobbled together in unity, but I digress). The first honest piece of Maya work I had done was all the way back in week one with a rough model of a grain silo:

There it is, not particularly impressive but cut me some slack it was the first thing I ever properly made in Maya.

The second thing made was for homework that week was a fish we had to make along side a tutorial on Lynda.com. Unfortunately due to some server issues further down the line it seems to have been lost to cybernetic oblivion. I might still be around however, I'll do some fishing around for it and keep you posted (Eh? No. Didn't think so).

Next, along with another tutorial, we had to model a hammer, a crowbar (or pry bar, if you're from the Colonies) and a ladder. This time not only did we need to model them but texture them instead, which was an interesting (and totally not fiddly, frustrating and stressful) experience. The results:

The hammer and crowbar seen here roughly textured but still managing to look like a hammer and crowbar, a result of which I am quite pleased with.

The ladder shown here at it's most flattering angle, the texturing of said ladder if where most of the stress came into play as I found it nearly impossible line the texture of the rungs along the side of the ladder in line with the ladder rungs. As a result the ladder looked a bit off and the result was, quite frankly to say, embarrassing, hence the wonderful front view to hide its and my terrible, terrible shame.   

Next in line (Lord, I hope this post isn't going to be too long) was some furniture work which was, like the work before it, made alongside a Lynda tutorial. It consisted (note consisted) of two chairs, one square and one round and two tables, one square and one round. So, er, yes all of this was completely and irretrievably destroyed (as far as I am concerned) during the same server issues which claimed my poor little fish. It still, however, may be around if I dig deep enough an I will keep you on note about it but thankfully I do have a rendered and textured version of the square chair and square table:

The articles of furniture as seen with wire frame on and untextured.

The textured articles.

Seen here also is my all so beautiful wood grain texture. Made in Photoshop.

There is still more work to go but I think I'll leave it for now with this post. Expect more Maya work to come and I will see what I can do for those thought lost. .