Assignment 1: 3D Model (Table with Flower & Vase)

This is the start of my time using Maya. Obviously, I'm still learning a lot of the basics, but I wanted to demonstrate a little complexity in my model.

For the face of the table, I created a NURBS cylinder and scaled it down to become more flat and wide. Then for the legs, I created NURBS cube and scaled it to become a vertical rectangle. Afterwards, I simply copy and pasted the table leg three times and moved them to where the "corners" of the table would be located.

I'll admit, I felt a little guilty just making the table. It seemed a little too easy, even for someone like me who had never used Maya before. So I decided to add a vase with a flower on top of the table. For the vase I created a NURBS sphere and a NURBs cylinder without bases on either side. Otherwise, the flower would look like it would be going through a solid object, and that wouldn't be good. Then I moved the cylinder on top of the sphere to complete my vase. (Hey, future Beau here. After learning how to use the CV Curve tool, I realize how much simpler it is to create a better looking vase. Oh well, a first attempt is a first attempt.) 
The flower was an entirely different project all together. I based the flower as a hybrid of a sunflower and a daisy for simplicity. I created the incredibly thin stem by creating a NURBS sphere and slimming it down a lot. The good thing about the stem is that the oval like ends of the stem can be hidden in the flower and the vase, just leaving the slim stem. As for the rest of the flower, the petals are made from flattened NURBS spheres.The center is a NURBS cone and then I moved the petals to the center of the flower. The difficult part was having the petals on the same plane as the cone, mainly because this was before I really knew about the other 3 viewing perspectives.

Overall, for a novice Maya user, I think it looks pretty good. I still have a lot to learn and I look forward to it.