Creating Digital Humans 1: Volume and Muscle
Learn organic modeling techniques and a production workflow to creating clean topology and establishing anatomical volume and muscle to create a realistic human from reference. Software required: Maya 8.5 or higher.
What you'll learn
Contains over 5 hours of project-based training for artists learning the technical and artistic processes of creating digital doubles. Popular highlights include: Polygon Modeling; Subdivisional Modeling; Anatomical Structure; Anatomy Concepts; Primitive Modeling; Blocking-in Form; Establishing Volume; Organizing Topology; Creating Edge Flow; Adding Muscle Definition; Evaluating Proportions; Modeling to Reference; Re-routing Edge Loops; Strategic Use of Edge Loops; Connecting Geometry. Software required: Maya 8.5 or higher.
Table of contents
- Setting up Reference Images 6m
- Blocking out the Torso and Neck 11m
- Blocking out the Head 7m
- Adding Topology for the Eye Socket 8m
- Adding Topology for the Nose 9m
- Attaching the Head and Neck 11m
- Smoothing out the Neck 7m
- Blocking out the Pelvis 7m
- Blocking out the Leg 6m
- Attaching the Leg and Shaping the Behind 10m
- Creating Shoulder Geometry 5m
- Blocking out the Arm 7m
- Connecting the Arm to the Shoulder 5m
- Blocking out the Hand 12m
- Blocking out a Finger 10m
- Combining the Fingers and the Hand 13m
- Finishing the Hand and Attaching It to the Arm 9m
- Blocking out the Base of the Foot 9m
- Blocking out the Toes 11m
- Finishing the Foot and Attaching It to the Ankle 8m
- Blocking out the Breast and Modifying Edge Flow 10m
- Refining Eye Topology 8m
- Refining Nose Topology 7m
- Building Mouth Topology 12m
- Building the Ear - Creating and Shaping Curves 8m
- Building the Ear - Blocking in Geometry 10m
- Building the Ear - Shaping and Combining the Pieces 9m
- Building the Ear - Filling in the Geometry 11m
- Building the Ear - Finishing up the Ear 9m
- Attaching the Ear to the Head 15m
- Adding the Trapezius and Latissimus Dorsi 11m
- Refining the Clavicle and Shoulder 6m
- Adding the Quadriceps and Knee 6m
- Adding the Calf Muscles 7m
- Adding Topology for the Abdominal Area 5m
- Building out the Inner Mouth Structure and Throat 3m
- Adding a Rough Hair Shape 8m
- Taking a Step Back - Diagnosing Problems and Making Changes 13m
- Making Final Changes to the Mesh 14m
- Conclusion 1m
- Bonus Lesson: Checking Proportions 3m
About the author
Justin thrives as a lead modeling author at Pluralsight. Growing up, Justin found a deep interest for the computer graphics industry after watching movies like Jurassic Park, Toy Story, and The Abyss. His ambition would lead him to work at Sony Imageworks in Los Angeles on movies like Monster House and Surf's Up. Justin has also had numerous articles, tutorials, and images published in 3D World and 3D Artist. As an author, Justin enjoys collaborating with fellow authors, especially on project... more