modeling dilema

tekmatic

Hi PC people, I have a question about how to model a certain asset that I am working on in Maya. I am including the reference piece and the initial blocked out geo.

Adding more geometry to get the cylindrical cut out might be a way but I am trying to keep this as low poly as possible. Boolean is another but I was told to keep away from them as they make a mess.

Any hints would be appreciated.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1864558/lamp.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1864558/room.JPG

.morph3us

depends.. if u want to makei t really lowpoly, as your wip looks really flat (unlike your reference) you could alpha out those parts.

passerby

you can create the holes by chamfering vertex's than adding some support geo to them to round the shapes out more and using a spherize modifier to make them circles.