Maya Character modeling tutorial, part 1 - The Body

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A short tutorial on how to model a character in Maya, that will be properly topologized and suitable for animation. (updated version)

When I begin my model in Maya, I start with 3 cylinder - 1 each for the arm, body, and leg.

The subdivisions for each cylinder play an important role: the body has 12 axis subdivisions, the leg has 8, and the arm has 6.

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