That is a great question, and the main answer really is that it depends on the project and the artist’s preference/skillset. • I often find blocking out in Maya to be faster initially to capture the proportions quickly when I have image planes available. • It allows us to use UVs as polygroups, which can make isolating body sections, such as the torso, arms, legs, head, etc. a lot faster and easier while doing anatomy study. • In some instances, it can also serve as a base for our final topology for animation. The reason I am specifically taking this approach in this course is because it is geared towards beginners, and the skill required to achieve this block out is substantially lower than it would be to sculpt the block out. • All that is needed is a knowledge of basic modeling tools in any 3D application. • It introduces the idea of sculpting topology, allowing learners to understand what makes good sculpting topology in a more-hands on approach than automated tools. • It also introduces students to organic modeling with polygons if they are not familiar with it Speaking from my own professional experience, artists don’t always have access to ZBrush. I worked at a small mobile game studio for a while, and we only had access to Photoshop and Maya - we did not have licenses for Zbrush or other sculpting applications, so character creation was restricted to Maya. In terms of pipeline, a proportional block out in a 3D application like Maya can also be more pipeline friendly, as the block out mesh can be handed off to the rigger to set up the control rig with. Once that is complete, it can be passed on to an animator for prototype animations before the final modeling it complete. This can be extremely helpful in a video game pipeline, where the low poly block out heavily resembles the final game mesh. Often the skin weights can be transferred, cutting back the time to develop a character. So in short, in an individual artist’s pipeline, it can be faster to do everything in the sculpting application, but when it comes to beginners, learners, and people working in a pipe-line environment, there are quite a few advantages to this approach. This is a long-winded answer, but I hope it helps answer your question. Thank you for asking 😊

More to come! :)

Glad it was helpful! 😀 I hopefully will have more new content soon!

I am glad you found this series helpful! I should have time to make more mini series like this soon now that my Anatomy course is finished and up on Udemy. If you have suggestions on topics, feel free to comment here or send me a message. :)

Thank you for the comment. I will try that next time. Hopefully this bug is fixed in the newer version of Maya!

Hey Jessi! I am doing well. The syllabus thing was an interesting thing I realized when building curriculum for a Bachelor program. For reference, I was looking at what other schools were doing, and realized if you can access their syllabus you can essentially take the class for free by researching. Having deadlines does help. It takes discipline to set them up for yourself outside of a school environment. It helps if you have motivation like a competition that has a turn-in date.

Hello mohammad Naserian! Thank you for your kind words. I am glad you are finding the course useful. I am currently in the process of building more advanced courses now, so keep an eye out for those in the future! Your words are a great encouragement for me to keep creating more, thank you!

Hello, thank you for the feedback. This is more of a process series than a tutorial, so I don’t explain things as clearly perhaps. Can you let me know what doesn’t make sense so I can revise it? I suspect the context as to why we are making a low and high mesh? If that is it, check out the next video in the series that goes over UV unwrapping and baking the High Poly detail into texture maps for the low poly game mesh. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWKrZ3iha9xgq7c

@@VertmodeOfficial Who Is your target Audience?

@@SubrosaRose Beginner to intermediate 3D Artists is the target audience for this channel right now.

Makes sense to me

Thank you! I am glad the video helped!