How to model a potted Plant in Maya

[@chadwick728498]

Mike your tutorials are brilliant, I have been using maya for two months now , due to your videos I have been able to take characters and assets from mudbox and others and create animated small clips , etc. Keep up the great work and thanks. Regards , Chadwick

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Chad Grimes Thanks. I wouldn't say they are brilliant but I am glad they are helpful Mike

[@wessel9773]

of course his channel grows fast his tutorials are so good. you are explaining everything so good, in much tutorials i have to watch it over and over cause i dont understand. i watch youre video ones and everything is clear for me. BTW thx for the awsome tutorials :)

[@MHTutorials3D]

You are very welcome !! Thanks for the kind words Mike

[@IPpainting]

tutorial about plants -> just uses pre-existing ones from a library..

[@MHTutorials3D]

I have created tutorials on Paint Effects

[@fedupwithusernames]

Recently I modeled an interior and I used Soften to make the models more smooth, but they showed up clunky in the scene (but smooth in the maya software render). When you use it it seems to work perfectly though.

[@MHTutorials3D]

Try to render in Mental Ray, That should work Mike

[@fedupwithusernames]

Thanks, I was wrong before though, it was clunky in the render and fine in the scene. But yeah I'll try that next time, thanks :)

[@MHTutorials3D]

fedupwithusernames No problem :-)

[@audreyclaire1442]

Hi, I used several leaves to make my plant fuller. Can you tell me how to not let a leaf pass through another one? It looks weird. Thanks.

[@MHTutorials3D]

Audrey Claire Audrey, When created with converted paint effects position them manually. Alternatively model them individually. Another option is to create rigid bodies and have them self collide, Mike

[@audreyclaire1442]

Mike Hermes Thanks so much.

[@Crafty77]

Very helpful, thanks!!!

[@TheGameSeekers]

when I drug the plants on the grid its tinny to see.How can I make the plants big?Using Maya 2016

[@JianJiaHe]

In Maya 2017, go to Geerate > Template Brush Settings. Here you can adjust the scale to fit your need.

[@gokaysaglam4869]

I am a beginner and I have a problem with scaling. When i try to scale manually like 2:28 it suddenly increases/decreases. For example if object's height is 3 it jumps to 6 then 9...How can I change it?

[@shuyangliu2944]

is this intercepting geometry?

[@rayalain5283]

Sir I have a problem occur again when I apply color it applies both at the soil and pot both

[@ethan-thangtran4220]

Hello Mike!Can you answer me a question?When I drawing a leaf,but it's disappear??how could I keep a leaf?

[@MHTutorials3D]

Thăng Trần What do you mean by drawing ?

[@ethan-thangtran4220]

Mike Hermes I mean when I choose the plant in visior,and I drew.but the plant disappear?

[@ethan-thangtran4220]

I got it,thanks your answer.Your tutorial really great!

[@ariseabiola4982]

You are a great man...Thank you

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Arise Abiola Thank you

[@MHTutorials3D]

[@MHTutorials3D]

gametime ytt Will do

[@sikndrambreen1596]

in ur video table clothe show in gray color but when I made it become two color in black and gray why problem show in my side

[@MHTutorials3D]

+sikndr ambreen If you see black then your ncloth is either inside out or it is collapsing into itself

[@rayalain5283]

Sir can you please tell me that how I select row? because When I try to select the row it select whole object

[@susank4039]

Hey mike, are those plants images? Or is that a file that came with maya? If so, how do you do this with a plant of our own image/texture/file?

[@MHTutorials3D]

Susan, t is not a file it is a painteffects converted to a polygon ( did you see the video ? )

[@susank4039]

+Mike Hermes I did, I just didn't understand what a 'paint effect' was. Is it an image file that can be imported in?

[@MHTutorials3D]

It is like a brush in Photoshop but painting in 3D space. If you want to make it a model you need to convert the end result to a polygon object

[@niek9388]

Hey, just a random question, are you Dutch given some of the names of the jpeg's in your library (schoolverzuim etc.)?

[@MHTutorials3D]

Yep

[@reissyboi7527]

Did you create the leaf models yourself or can you find them in Maya? I don't have time to create it all myself as my university project is due in half a week and am making a plant, this video was really helpful by the way.

[@MHTutorials3D]

+ReissyBoi97 No, It is a preloaded paintbrush stroke that can be converted into polygons

[@armannfreyr3572]

Hi Mike Hermes, I was wondering if you could tell me how to fix my texture settings because when i apply texture it does not appear in my view untill i render it :/ Thanks

[@MHTutorials3D]

Ármann Freyr Hermannsson Hi There, Just above your panel view window there is a little ball ( sphere ) that is half grey / half checkered. Click on it. This is the use default material button

[@armannfreyr3572]

Thanks that fixed it when i try use color only but if i add a file texture it does not show then either. only when i render

[@MHTutorials3D]

Ármann Freyr Hermannsson For that you need to click the checkered sphere to the right :-)

[@mrhollywood5285]

Hi Mike: When using Paint FX and you want to render in Mental Ray do you have to change them to Polys and is this the standard for all Paint FX.

[@MHTutorials3D]

Hi Douglas, If you want to render them as polygonal objects, YES Mike

[@Gametr1x]

hey, after i converted my flows to polygons, it took the color away. Is their any way to fix this?

[@MHTutorials3D]

It shouldn't. Try again, if it doesn't work send me an email [e-mail]

[@Gametr1x]

Mike Hermes okay

[@saishamohan]

very very helpful! Thank you so much!

[@karenmelissa1947]

0:41 how did u delete the face??? :( I can't

[@MHTutorials3D]

Karen, are you in "face" mode when you select it ?

[@karenmelissa1947]

it closed now but you simply delete with supr? I know the face mode I 'll try again. I am having a problem with some textures in the software, I don't know when I look for the file I click and doesn't appear the eexplorer to look for the picture.

[@MHTutorials3D]

I am not exactly sure what you are saying here Karen, my apologies...

[@FBI-vj3or]

please do a modeling of news pappper

[@BAYAGINPECKPECK]

Mike, how much would you charge if you put all your tutorials on CD's and send them to me?

[@meli1872]

Im using renderman. Is there a way to keep the colours of the plant when i render?

[@MHTutorials3D]

Yes, apply a Renderman material to the leaves and plug the texture file into it

[@meli1872]

@@MHTutorials3D thank you so much!

[@kumarutkarsh941]

how to get files for maya, i am using maya 2014

[@MHTutorials3D]

Files ?

[@shawnrouse7038]

this looks so amazing I'm 👍this 111100000

[@MHTutorials3D]

+Shawn Rouse Thanks Shawn

[@JMTBFLOW]

cheers Mike :)

[@MHTutorials3D]

James McLean Thanks James

[@skarrx2416]

I'm using Maya 2018 and I don't have a polygon menu

[@nazmulislam5217]

Its called Modeling instead of Polygon

[@Samdafurry]

Maybe it was just me, but you were so quiet! Even with volume turned all the way up on KZbin, desktop and later with speakers plugged in and turned up to max!! Once again, I say that maybe it was just me..

[@MHTutorials3D]

You are right, I fixed the volume since then

[@Samdafurry]

Thank you for telling me. I felt I was missing important things for this.

[@chetanat6810]

11:13 self reference

[@kumarutkarsh941]

hey can u do a machine gun model

[@MHTutorials3D]

I have

[@rokey454]

HOW TO MAKE MY MODEL

[@shotgun_shellby]

thanks amigo

[@MHTutorials3D]

+DEADPOOL You're welcome