Adventures With My Rhinoceros

My Medieval Mug  To be more precise, this is technically a chalice.  We received a 'bonus" task from our prof to make a mug using the revolve function. I made little grooves in the neck of the cup to make it a little more ergonomically functional, while making the last little grove into a circle for aesthetics. Our prof told us something else which I guess I never really noticed before: mugs are never completely flat on the bottom. It's designed to curve over any crumbs it may sit on, and in doing so sits flat on the table and prevents spillage. I thought this component would be especially important to add to my chalice as it's height makes any accidental angle applied to it (like a big crumb) more likely to spill my drink. 

The Shapes of All Time  And the texture that defines them. Behold my babies.  My digital journey has lead me to the creation and stylization of 3D objects; freshly created, AND RENDERED, in Rhino.  They are adorned with the latest texture I dropped last week.  As stated in my previous blog, the design was inspired by classic Persian rugs, like the one my parents used to own many years ago.  The sphere does not have much in common with the design itself, other than they are both circular. The "rug" (top image) wears the pattern nicely, and is on it's way to becoming a "true rug". One day... when my digital creative prowess reaches rug status....  Meanwhile the "tent" is... well a tent I guess. I wanted to use a prism to begin with, but rhino chose a octagonal cone instead. From there I created like 15 points in all three dimensions and started stretching it. I think I've created like a circus tent that has a couple supports collapsing.   

  Above is my completed surface design, above the references I took to help inspire my ideas. I took most of my photos while taking a walk downtown. For the first time I really noticed most buildings do not have very complex surface design. It made me appreciate the few structures that did experiment with some surface design to set it apart.  I guess I have an affinity for designs that swirl. I really liked the reference photo I took on the bottom right of my idea board. I wanted to come up with a design that churned in on itself... almost hard for the eye to look at, like a psychedelic image. The color pallet was very much inspired by classic Persian rugs, like the one my family used to have as a kid. To be completely transparent, my first design was very "trippy", but I had to scrap it due to unclean geometry that wouldn't hatch correctly. Something about the arrangement of the pieces made my eyes swim. That was the effect I was going for. I tried my best to recreate th...