Rafael Kader: Week 6 Ring

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When I started this project, my intention was to create something that have mystic symbols. So, my inspiration for the Sannyasa Ring was a symbol called Sannyasa, which means the life stage of the renouncer within the Hindu scheme of four age-based life stages known as ashrams. In other words, the Sannyasa is a transition between the material world and the spiritual freedom.

Using this idea, I applied the command Crv2View in two joined curves of that symbol with a circular curve to create the shape of the ring. Moreover, I used commands such as project to create the details in each side  and boolean difference, fillet edge, and blendSrf.

For materials I chose two types of steel for the body and the details and a shiny clear plastic to recreate the precious stone. To render in passes I used the diffuse, reflection, and toon arrangements to make it look real and highlight the details.

UPDATE: 3d printed model picture.

Photo 1

It got just a little bit too small, so some of the details could not appear as good as it should be.