**HW1: Basic Modeling**
__Due: Tuesday, Jan 26 at 23:59 PST__
HW1a: Modeling a Ship
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**Goal**
To introduce you to tools and methods for creating basic polygon meshes as well as build experience using Maya's interface.
**Prerequisite Exercies**
1. [Maya's User Interface (UI)]
1. [Camera Controls]
1. [Basic Selection]
1. [Basic Manipulation]
1. [Polygon Selection]
1. [Polygon Editing]
Please see detailed instructions [here](./hw1a.md.html).
**Turn In**
You will be graded on the following:
1. Following instructions
1. Resemblance to tutorial boat
1. Contains all the specified pieces: Hull, Deck, Cabin, Fins, Propeller
1. Clean outliner
Turn in the following:
A Maya file containing your finished model with the following name convention: **lastname_firstname_project1a.ma**
HW1b: Modeling a Hand
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[
](./hw1b.md.html)
**Goal**
To introduce you to the subdivision surface modeling paradigm.
**Prerequisite Exercies**
1. [Polygon Selection]
1. [Polygon Editing]
Please see detailed instructions [here](./hw1b.md.html).
**Turn In**
You will be graded on the following:
1. Following instructions
1. Resemblance of hand to reference
1. Good mesh topology: All quads, no unmerged vertices, clean mesh, smoothes correctly
1. Clean outliner
Turn in the following:
1. A Maya file containing your finished, unsmoothed model with the following name convention: **lastname_firstname_project1b.ma**
1. A render of the smoothed hand called: lastname_firstname_hand.png
Submission
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Please upload a Zip package containing all files for HW1a and HW1b to Canvas.
**Credits**
This homework assignment was originally designed by Barbara Mones.