Tim Hardin: Week 3 Mouse

 Originally, I intended to incorporate the looks of a piranha into my mouse design while at the same time creating a functional and comfortable to use mouse. The grooves and divots are meant to resemble teeth and scales while at the same time increasing aesthetic appeal.

To create the form after lofting the initial curves, I mirrored a curve onto both sides to trim it so it would be more form fitting to the hand. To create the divots for the buttons  I projected circles on the surface, extended the curves, split the circle from the surface, and dropped it to the bottom of the extended curves. Then to add the buttons/eyes, I used the orient on surface command that we used to add eyes to our ducks. I also used boolean difference to create the hole for the scroll wheel as well as the teeth on the front.

I decided to go with an aggressive red metal because it matches the characteristics of a piranha as well as making it look sleek. I used a metallic black paint on the buttons and wheel to the same effect. Although it may somewhat resemble a piranha, when I look at it now it see a recently deceased fish for sale in the local supermarket. I think it's the eyes.