Deformation Testing - Game Character Development with Maya - page 357

3. Initially it's not looking too bad; now let's paint some of the weights to try and
smooth out the area. Begin by fully weighting the bulk of her thigh to the hip joint.
Then go in with the smoother brush and, using Replace, smooth out her backside
and the crease at the front. Figure 6.29 shows that we have a good deformation, so
there doesn't seem to be any need to add any polygons here.
FIGURE 6.29 Tweak the weighting around her hip to smooth out the area.
4. Take a look at how the hip deforms if the leg is rotated back ( Figure 6.30 ) ; it re-
veals a few minor problems but nothing the weighting can't fix. The same is true
when the leg is rotated out to the side ( Figure 6.31 ) ; it will look better with some
tweaking of the weights.
FIGURE 6.30 Rotating the leg back