Jenna Bastian Project 2: Dragon

For this project, I decided to create a dragon. It could be a cool pen holder or a really snazzy paper weight. Again, like the past Rhino 3D models, I am going for a tough, elegant look.

I modeled the dragon in Maya and imported it into Rhino 3D. It was difficult for me since this is first time I have modeled a creature in Maya, the wings were the most difficult. I then added the eyes in Rhino by creating spheres and editing the control points to shape it into the eye sockets.

For KeyShot rendering, the brightness and contrast of the environment were increased. I used chrome for the body but changed it to a gold color; I liked how the wings were reflecting parts of the body in a weird way. I also added a red glass texture for the eyes so it would not be completely gold. I wanted it to look like a creature living in my previous Palace. 

Ghosted images from Rhino and KeyShot renders:

Ghosted in Rhino

Layered in Rhino

Keyshot Render #1

Keyshot Render #2

Here are the 3D printed images of the Dragon. I spray painted it with a silver chrome color (I couldn't find any gold chrome). It came out nice, and the texture was still noticeable.

Jenna Bastian Project 1: LED Sleeve

For this flashlight I decided to go for a fire theme. I am going to use black and warm colors. Also, I’m hoping to make it tough-looking and somewhat intricate.

I used ArrayPolar and BooleanDifference to repeat a pipe object around the flashlight and subtract from the flashlight surface. I used ArrayPolar to also add the circular bits around the middle and the cones at the bottom. For the fire: I drew it with the curve tool, projected it onto the flashlight surface, and then extruded it.

The warm colors and fire part showed the fire theme. The cones at the bottom makes the flashlight resemble a rocket as well. In Keyshot I used plastic metal material for the flashlight (in various colors) and increased the contrast/brightness of the environment. With the black color, it looks smokey and tough, and resembles some space canon.

Ghosted images from Rhino and KeyShot renders:

  Ghosted in Rhino

 

 Layered in Rhino

 Keyshot Render #1

Keyshot Render #2

Here are the 3D printed images. The flashlight did not fit at first because of the outside ridges protruding inside but I used sandpaper to file it down. I didn't paint this one since I liked how the light sort of goes through the material at the thinner parts.