tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573688940497704894.post8475347963643586923..comments2023-04-29T05:06:28.077-07:00Comments on Sarah Hall / Computer Animation Arts UCA Rochester: What If! Metropolis : Full Building SilhouettesSarah Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03109752339929644301noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2573688940497704894.post-67755054749925987922015-11-15T02:43:35.238-08:002015-11-15T02:43:35.238-08:00Hi Sarah - very organic! You might want to take a...Hi Sarah - very organic! You might want to take a leaf or two out of Deanna's book in terms of further preparing your 'hero' buildings for Maya, by using Illustrator to rationalise your structures a little more so:<br /><br />http://deanna-crisbacher.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/what-if-metropolis-technical-drawings.html<br /><br />When first starting out in Maya, it can be very tricky to a achieve the naturalistic level of organicism implied by these drawings - all those vines etc - so you might want to think too about rationalising the vines into more structural elements which have the quality of being organic, but but which also feel 'buildable' - you might want to look at Art Nouveau in general terms to see how organic forms were 'mass produced': for example:<br /><br />http://ancientpoint.com/imgs/a/e/y/j/s/bradley__hubbard_art_nouveau_metal_candle_stands_lamp_base_1_lgw.jpg<br /><br />https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/e9/74/b0/e974b0db135848810f100d7fb3ac36d3.jpg<br /><br />https://designergirlee.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-michael-thonet-rocking-chair.jpg<br /><br />http://www.thecultureconcept.com/circle/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Thonet-Rocking-Chair.jpgtutorphilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11842833126210822641noreply@blogger.com