Looking back on the second week of the unit we got to delve deeper into using Maya learning new tools. From this session I got to experiment more with some of the tools such as soft and hard edges allowing me to experiment with these allowing me to define the objects edges. Which I find rather useful as it gives you an idea of what the object is like and what is it made of. As I experimented with it on the pencils rubber making the edges soft giving it a sense of its soft material. I will keep this tool in mind in the future as it will help to give you an idea as to what this objects properties are like from what it’s made of. With this tool I did have some issues with it not working right which I managed to sort out.
Overall, I think that it went well as I feel like I am getting the hang of using Maya and its controls/ layout. As I am starting to get the hang of the short cuts and hot keys. So, to improve this I will practice and experiment over the Christmas holidays to get the hang of Maya. Another thing I learned about Maya was how to apply textures/materials using the hyper shade tool. Which you can experiment around with the materials colours. Which is definitely going to use in the future.
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