Canteen

Success with the hatchet made me look for something I could do quickly. I decided on a canteen. Here is the start. I need to add the cap and also the holder, but this is my stopping point for the night.

A bit of a tangent

I'm wavering between projects as I attempt to find some motivation. I figured a hatchet would be good since I could model it in an hour or so and then provide some simple procedural textures till the mood to really texture it struck me. Here's the quick and dirty result:

A little defining

Added a subsurf modifier and tweaked vertices for a bit and ended up here:



Here is a better view of the shape I am working with:

Basic Shape

Just worked out the basic shape of the bridge and attached living spaces. There is a lot to be done to make it look like it does in my head, but the basics are there to build on.

New Project

I'm done with the Peacemaker for the moment. If I get inspired again I'll go back and see if I can make the textures a little better. On to bigger things. . .this time around it's a zeppelin. It'll be a custom build, not a copy of a historical or current model (though the shape will be similar). Here's the first step:

Materials Test

Okay, here is the pearl-handled version. Not sure if the light setup is doing the metals justice. (Just interrupted this post to go sweep a very angry snake from the door). I had to remodel the handle as I needed to separate the metal frame from the pearl grips. I do take critiques as I am no expert in materials or lighting (or modeling for that matter).



By the way, here is the original Maya version made a while ago (see second post on this blog) for comparison.



Edit: Here is a larger version from a different angle.

That's your last bullet, Will!

The title is a reference to an obscure western from yesteryear. I don't expect many to get it (Andrew would if he ever read this). I created a bullet and duplicated it to put it in the cylinder. Working on the gun materials now.