Tim Hardin: Week 6 Ring

My intent with this ring was to encase part of it in a dome to showcase the brilliance of the gold and chrome accents underneath. I wanted to create a flashy band ring with accents and a modern touch. Since it is luxurious and royal, I dubbed it the Kingdome, as it is something you might see a modern king wear. When creating the design, I made multiple curves and used the sweep1 command around a 9mm rail to make the band. To create the ridges/divots I made a few more curves, mirrored them, and used the sweep1 command again along more off-centered rails that I had copied. I then used those swept curves as a cutting object and trimmed out the original band surface, filleted them all, and finally added 1 more curve along the center rail to act as the dome. To make it really shine, I used 24k gold for the main band with platinum accents in the divots. For the dome I went with a basic glass, which not only showcases the ring but also acts in interesting ways to refract light more than the ring would without it.