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Introduction:

This tutorial is intended to show you how to make a Coca-Cola bottle using Maya. Although, you may think making a bottle is trivial, but it is easy to overlook some of the tiny details that make your final image more desirable to watch. I will also try to give you some tips, which can help you with your workflow when you are modeling in Maya.

Alright, we start off by doing a fast R&D and try to find as many references as we can to make our life easier during the modeling process. Here are some of the images I found on the internet…. simply search for “Coca-Cola Bottle” in Google and you should find tons of good references.

In this tutorial we are going to make the “Coca-Cola Classic” since it has some complex details. We divide the model to three major parts (Top – Middle – Bottom). This way it is easier for you deal with each part and also decide what technique to use next.

Step 1:

First we need to setup up our “Image Plane” for the side view in Maya.

Make sure that Image plane’s Center X is a negative value so it won’t block your model.

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Hong Mei Li is a seductive lady with deadly skills. She can mask innocence at the same time secrecy. Clean-up after a kill is a painting done with Photoshop CS2.

Before I start the painting I usually prep my brushes. I don’t really use special brushes just the ordinary brush presents in Photoshop. Occasionally I will mix new brushes depending on my painting need. As usual I start with 50% opacity and 50% flow for sketching.

For this painting I will use dark color background. Then I make a new layer where I do quick sketching of the outline in white or any color in bright contrast. This will be my general guide and eventually it will take form as the painting progress.

Next step is color filling the drawing. Still having 50% opacity I made a new layer on top of the outline. I choose red for the qipao dress and light flesh for the lady. I applied it quickly like in speed painting, the reason I use dark backround is that while I paint over the character I can also see where the shade will go.

Whenever I am working on the details specially if it’s a character I start with the head specifically the eyes. To maintain the color schematics I always place a color palettes beside the drawing.

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“Model showcase – part2″ by Ashraf Aiad To see the Model showcase tutorial please click on the thumbnail below. (c) Ashraf Aiad, www.pixelcg.com

Model showcase – part1 by Ashraf Aiad. To see the Model showcase tutorial please click on the thumbnail below.

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"Creating Clay Renders with 3ds Max 2010 and mental ray" by i3D Tutorials In this video, from “Production Instruction with 3ds Max 2010: Volume I”, we’ll take advantage of mental ray’s ProMaterials to create a nice clay render of the interior scene we’ve been working on. By rendering using the technique shown in this video, we can create a clean and clear render that showcases our work in the best light possible, highlighting the depth and details of our modeling work. To see the Creating Clay Renders tutorial please click on the thumbnail below. i3D Tutorials, www.i3dtutorials.com       

“What’s new in Mudbox 2010 – Wax & Dry” by Ashraf Aiad
In this series of podcasts we will explore some of the new features in Mudbox 2010
* The Wax Brush has been improved to make it much easier to block out forms on a mesh with much more control.
* A Dry Brush now exists in the Paint Tools tray to let you apply paint relative to the sculpted detail on your models

(c) Ashraf Aiad, www.pixelcg.com