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Published: 2011-06-08 18:51:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 10633; Favourites: 271; Downloads: 222
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This is my first ever serious attempt at a model in Maya, as well as my first ever attempt at animating in Maya. It was a pretty big step to take in one go, but I found it surprisingly easy and a lot of fun
. It was done for a project. I'm definitely going to experiment in Maya during the summer, who knows in a while I may even be able to take modelling/animation commissions!Things I would do better next time is the frame rate, as the animation doesn't quite run as smoothly as it could, and I'd take more time working on the texture. Of course my overall modelling and animating skills need a lot of work, but for a very first time I'm pretty pleased with the result
. It was a lot of fun anyway!Art by me, *Dragoness77 .
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I hope you do more in maya. this is so cool. <3
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great job! i just got maya myself. i learned how to model and animate on softimage, so the crossover should be fun :-P
one thing i do notice is that some of your polygons in the back corner of the wings (by the corners of the tail feathers) seem to be crashing into one another during the animation. Does it look like that when you do a full render?
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Indeed they do, and I suspect that it's a skin weight issue. I hand painted the skin weight to the joints and I may have missed a few vertexes or crossed them for different joints which resulted in conflicting movement.. I'll have to delve into that when I experiment with it further. Thanks!
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Np, looking forward to seeing more!
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Dude, for a rough animation, this is better then most! I like how you made sure to add the curve on the uplift of the wings and my only complaint is the thickness of the body. I understand shoulders and shoulder/wing fuzz but it just looks like a pancake from above.
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Lol you're absolutely right, I wasn't too satisfied with the shape of the body either, but I didn't have too much time left for the project so I couldn't refine it much. That, and I was happy enough that it somewhat resembled a bird haha, I was so excited that I wanted to continue texturing asap ^^.
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I've had a few classes in school and looked up some tutorials :3. Most of the stuff you need to know is on the internet though!
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What kind of things did you look up and in what order? it's hard for me to figure out x_x Thank you!
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Oh I wouldn't be able to tell you exactly, lol. Just look up Maya tutorials on Google and Youtube, that should help
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that is pretty damn impressive, at least for someone who doesn't know a thing about animation other than that it's a hell lot of work
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good job!
two thumbs up.
study animals on youtube to better understand the wings movement.
but looks great
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I did, but there weren't too many nice slow-motion videos of flying birds that provided a good reference. I had to make do with what there was, not to mention I didn't have too much time to study them! My project buddies needed an animated model asap. I'm definitely going to work on improving the motion to look more natural on future models though.
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WELL I KNOW YOU WILL DO WELL
U GOT POTENTIAL.
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I like the feathers. How exactly did you make them? And how do you get the bones to have different shapes? o.O
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The feathers are part of the wireframe, I don't remember exactly although I think I extruded the edges of the wing and merged vertexes together to create a flat shape
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Looks very nice already! For a first time it is a really good job <3
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Wow this is pretty good and amazing for your first shot with maya! I am definitely going to take that class when I get a chance, you have inspired me to look into 3d animation. I do a lot of 2d animations at my school, but I don't have the programs at home so unfortunately, no one gets to see them except for my professor and a few students. This is great though! I see what you are saying about frame rates and the slight choppiness it has, but I think you'll get the hang of it in a couple more tries. Good luck I can't wait to see more. I'd definitely commission you for a 3d piece once you feel comfortable doing them.
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Thanks a lot, and good luck with your own
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Nice work 
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Thanks
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You should check out the BBC video gallery, if you haven't done so already. They have tons of animal videos that you can use for animation reference! I know that's where I go when I need a reference. The animation isn't bad at all.
I had to do something similar for one of the Playstation Home spaces. I mentioned that I know rigging and animation (to a degree), and the supervising artist asked if I would model, texture, rig, and animate a bird! I don't mind rigging, its actually my fave 3D thing to do. But I don't consider my a great model, texture, or animation artist. But I some how pulled it off, and the resulting flock of birds flying in one of the Home apartments made me really proud!
Keep up the fantastic work! If you're modeling, rigging, and animation skills turn out as great as your 2D artwork, you'll go far!
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Hey, thanks for the suggestion and encouragement!
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Not a problem!
You're animal/creature designs/illustrations are really inspiring! I see them and want to do some 3D modeling!
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Thank you! I'm glad you were inspired!
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Amazing ... I love animating, too. Keep up the awesome work!
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Thanks a lot!
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Yeah, though I am still trying to correct my wolf run cycle. Whenever it's done I'll be submitting it.
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Very nice work Lhune ^^ I was just wondering the other day if you were planning on ever delving back into animation like you did with the Lhune walk cycle and the little alien who's name I forgot.
Out of curiosity, about how long did this take you?
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Hehe, well the last 2D animation I did was the deer of course
All in all I think this must have taken me about 6-8 hours.
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I forgot all about the deer, I'm sorry!
6-8 hours isn't that bad. I've got new plans to try my hand at animation (after I get my head around the human figure of course 
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had je een alpha-map gebruikt voor de veren?
Supermooi voor een (serieuze) eerste keer
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Hey, ik heb die vraag eerder gehad maar heel eerlijk gezegd weet ik niet eens wat dat betekent 
Bedankt!
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Is best wel lastig uit te leggen maar basicly is het een zwart-wit texture die over de 'echte' texture zit. Waarbij alles waar het zwart overheen zit transparant wordt en het witten blijft normaal.
Op deze manier kan je het aantal polygons makkelijk minder maken.
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Ahhh op die manier
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very cool!
Is Maya the program used? What is that? Have always wanted to try it out, but never found a program for it
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Yes, Autodesk Maya 2011
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"first ever serious attempt at a model in Maya"
my only thought was "wow" xD
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Lol, thank you ^^. I must say I initially never expected I'd be able to pull this off properly.
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