Ornamental Ring - Curve Modeling in Blender 3D

Ornamental Ring - Curve Modeling in Blender 3D - student project

This class is all about having fun with curves in Blender 3D!

First, I played around a lot to know where I wanted to go with this project. It evolved dynamically throughout creating the class and I still feel it is not yet completely finished :)

Ornamental Ring - Curve Modeling in Blender 3D - image 1 - student project
First, I experimented with different designs to find out where I wanted to land with this:

Ornamental Ring - Curve Modeling in Blender 3D - image 2 - student project

Ornamental Ring - Curve Modeling in Blender 3D - image 3 - student project
Then, I started from scratch, trying out more ideas I gathered from the class production process:

Ornamental Ring - Curve Modeling in Blender 3D - image 4 - student project

Ornamental Ring - Curve Modeling in Blender 3D - image 5 - student project
Then, having settled on the last version, I started refining it more. I gave the design a background and also created the channel pavé on the sides. A background and a deepened light situation added some visual interest and gem "fire"!

Ornamental Ring - Curve Modeling in Blender 3D - image 6 - student project 

Finally, I played around with different stone colors and animation! Maybe that could be something for the next class?!

Ornamental Ring - Curve Modeling in Blender 3D - image 7 - student project