Modeling a Female Character for Animation in Maya
In this Maya tutorial, we will look at using polygon modeling techniques to complete a female character. Software required: Maya 2012.
What you'll learn
In this Maya tutorial, we will look at using polygon modeling techniques to complete a female character. Throughout these lessons we will cover the foundations of modeling a high resolution female that will deform properly when animated. Along the way we will learn how we can avoid many common beginner mistakes and develop a workflow that is efficient and effective. We will also learn a lot of basic and advanced female anatomy, and how to capture high resolution realism with simple geometry. By the end of this course, you will have a great foundation for building your own female characters for film, broadcast, and video games. Software required: Maya 2012.
Table of contents
- Starting the Body with a Cube 7m
- Continuing to Block out the Body 9m
- Adding More Detail to the Hips 5m
- Shaping the Legs 11m
- Blocking out the Breasts 4m
- Shaping the Breasts 9m
- Adding More Detail to the Midsection 7m
- Finishing the Midsection 10m
- Starting the Head with a Cube 6m
- Continuing to Block out the Head 6m
- Finishing the Blocked out Head Shape 7m
- Building the Eye 9m
- Adding a Tear Duct to the Eye 4m
- Reshaping the Cheekbone 3m
- Creating the Lips 8m
- Building the Nose 10m
- Modeling the Neck and Jaw 6m
- Building Eyebrows 7m
- Making Eyelashes 5m
- Adjusting Facial Features 2m
- Building and Attaching an Ear 11m
- Fixing Face Topology 2m
- Blocking out a Hand 8m
- Adjusting the Palm and Thumb 9m
- Model the Index Finger 4m
- Create the Other Fingers 6m
- Finalizing the Hand 2m
- Blocking out a Foot 6m
- Begin Modeling the Toes 6m
- Finishing the Toes 8m
- Finalizing the Foot 11m
- Finishing the Female 2m
About the author
Gene Arvan has been working professionally as a 3d Artist since 2005. He graduated from Otis College of Art and Design with a BA in Digital Media, and has worked at studios such as Superfad, Imaginary Forces, Buck, and National Television. He has worked on many commercials and TV branding campaigns for clients like ESPN, Target, Scion, BMW, MLB, and the Grammys.