Maya Tutorial - Old Alley - Modelling

The series of screenshots below demonstrates the final models produced from following an Autodesk Maya tutorial.

1. Old Alley

 

2. Lamp Post

 

3. Crate



Secret Lair - Modelling - Sculptures

The series of images below demonstrates the modelling process used to created the series of sculptures that will feature in the character's lair.

1. Surrounding Sculpture

 

2. Surrounding Sculpture

 

3. Surrounding Sculpture

 

4. Central Sculpture

 

5. Central Sculpture

 

6. Central Sculpture

 

Secret Lair - Modelling - Exterior

The collection of images (below) are a series of screenshots clearly highlighting the development of the secret lair during the 3D modelling process.

1. Sun Exterior.

To create the spike effect of the model, I selected the individual vertexes of the sphere and dragged them away from the sphere, but this resulted in a bulging effect. As this was not the desired appearance, to overcome the effect I selected the faces of the bulges and used the cut faces tool before extending the points and rescaling the bases of the spikes.

 

2. Secret Lair.

Once the sun exterior was complete, I focused on the structure of the lair, which consists of a central glass sphere and several gigantic rings than spin round the lair.

 

3. Central Sphere.

Seeing as the default shader is utterly non-transparent, I placed a temporary Lambert shader on the central sphere, altering the transparency so that the interior would become visible.

 

4. Secret Lair.

 

5. Secret Lair.

Once the modelling of the lair exterior was completed, I setup a camera, ready for the final rendered of the image.

Secret Lair - Modelling - Exterior

The collection of images below are a series of screenshots, from Autodesk Maya, displaying the gradual development of the exterior of the character's secret lair.

1. Sun Surface (Incomplete)

 

2. Secret Lair (Incomplete)

 

3. Glass Sphere (Incomplete)

 

4. Secret Lair (Incomplete)

 

5. Secret Lair (Incomplete)