Sunday, January 19, 2014

Quinn Baldacci: Week 2 Flashlight




For my flashlight design I decided to go with a sword hilt.  I wanted to make something fun.  I added the helix for the leather grip and a circular guard.  The pommel has a screw thread on it so it can be taken off to reach the button.

I used the screw thread techniques on blackboard to make the grip and the thread for the pommel.  It was definitely a learning experience.  I used the revolve tool to make the base of the structure.  I then added the detail on the guard using extrudeisocurve, loft, and booleandifference.

Obviously a sword hilt would be made of metal with a leather grip.  I used brushed bronze for the details.  The inset diamonds are actually a plastic texture.  I tried the gemstone textures but because of the way keyshot renders they weren't showing as red but instead as grey.

EDIT:
I reworked my design so the guard is a separate piece and then did two more renderings with a light in the design,




2 comments:

  1. design the circular element as a separate part that you can glue on for 3d printing

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  2. use an emissive or light material to bring your design to life.

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