Maya is a professional software used to create realistic models for game design and animation. It’s a 3D software that delivers good quality graphics (www.autodesk.co.uk, n.d.).
Starting off with some rough sketches showcasing the desired appearance of the final escape pod model. The sketch is simple with only four legs, two windows and an engine at the bottom.
It was best to use a template to get the best shape possible, so a basic template was created, showing a 2D illustration of the front and top view of the model. This template was then imported into Maya multiple times and positioned into the desired area.
This is a screenshot showing how the template had been imported, from here a basic body model was created using the sphere tool. The sphere was then manipulated into the pear-shaped pod shown.
The template was then taken away and the extra parts were developed. The legs were created using the cone tool, the engine was also created using the bottom end of a cone, the cone was then manipulated using every other vector and brought inwards, creating the star shape.
Using the vector tool again for the body, small dents were created around the model. These dents created an old and worn effect.
This is the final untextured model in Maya. Each camera angle has been displayed to show each side of the model. Smaller details have been added to decrease the simplicity of the model.
Each section of the model had now been assigned a new material and was now ready to create the UV maps to be textured.
References
www.autodesk.co.uk. (n.d.). Maya Software | Get Prices & Buy Official Maya 2022. [online] Available at: https://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/maya/overview?term=1-YEAR&tab=subscription.