Introduction to Autodesk Maya
Course 5 – UVs: Displaying and Understanding: Where to make UV cuts
By Miguel Miranda , 3D Modeler
About the video: Where to make UV cuts
Overview
“In this lesson you will learn to make the cuts well thought out to display the UVs of a character well and that there are no stretches or errors.”
In this video lesson Miguel Miranda addresses the topic: Where to make UV cuts, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 5 – UVs: Displaying and Understanding. Begin to understand UVs, learn how to place them, and create UVs for a character.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. i will guide you on where to make UV cuts on a character model to avoid stretching and other potential issues. providing detailed instructions. In this example. we'll examine where to make cuts on characters. Each character is unique. but knowing specific cut sets is helpful for managing character UVs effectively. Understanding these cuts is crucial for avoiding stretching and other issues in UV mapping. a first character if you lack experience. I've already prepared some UVs for you. and I'll point out their approximate locations. In the final lesson. I'll demonstrate the p...”
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Course summary for: Course 5 – UVs: Displaying and Understanding

Miguel Miranda
By Miguel Miranda
Miguel Miranda has been a 3D artist for the past ten years, specializing in 3D character creation. He has modeled characters for advertising, film, video game cinematics, video games, and cartoons.
Throughout his career, he has worked for various studios and currently works as a modeler at 23lunes Animation Studio and on privately commissioned projects.
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