BA3 - Georgian Window Study (Maya)

Looks like it's time to post my final study! I didn't take as many progression shots as I would've liked to, because I was so focused on finishing it. The time pressure felt pretty real at this point and even though I still had a day to go, I really wanted this to be done and over with for the studies submission.

Since there aren't many progress shots, I'll explain my workflow. I created a single plane and continued to extrude the edge outwards, maybe slightly too much. I wanted to try and study the window as accurately as possible but it was a lot harder with the shadow on the side. However, I then continued to make the base of the window with a cube primitive, and then did the same for the planks inside it. The fun part of this was bevelling the pieces! At this point I wasn't too worried about the polycount, but achieving a similar replica. I then was able to make the bottom pieces using a round-top cylinder that was split, and then a cube primitive. Next I created the top of the model, which required a cube that was modified, and a lot mor extruding edges!

My favourite part of the window is the window frame itself, I think it looks really similar to the original which is what I really strived for. To improve this piece further however, I would definitely bevel the top half so it would be smoother.

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