This DVD takes you through the artistic and technical process of sculpting a human head from a polygonal cube. In this DVD, Kevin Hudson shows why character modelers are moving away from Nurbs modeling and toward Polygon/Subdivision surface modeling, which allows more freedom to localize detail and work with texture. Follow along as Kevin considers and sculpts the various features of the face - nose, mouth, eyelids and ears - as he transforms this simple structure into something as complex as the human head.


TOPICS COVERED:
Edge Looping
MJ Poly Toolset
Extruding Faces
Extruding Edges
Split Polygon Tool
Artistic Modeling Thought Process

Disc 1
01: General Theory
02: Special Tools
03: Getting Started
04: The Polygon Layout
05: The Mouth
06: The Eye Area


Disc 2
01: The Nose
02: General Touchup
03: The Ear
04: The Interior Mouth
05: Mirroring the Second Half
06: Conclusion

About the trainer:
Kevin Hudson has worked at Sony Pictures Imageworks for 10 years, contributing to such films as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Stuart Little, Stuart Little 2, Contact, Anaconda, James and the Giant Peach, The Polar Express, and the Academy Award winning animated short film, The ChubbChubbs. Before the Digital Age, Kevin created traditional effects for over eight years, working on many films including Star Trek 6, Predator 2, Edward Scissorhands, Addams Family, Darkman, Batman Returns and Congo.


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