RPRT - Modelling 1

M1 - Weekly Assignment: The Goblet


This week we where supposed to create a goblet in 3Ds Max.

First I created a plan for the assignment of how I would work through the week. I usually work from 9 to 15 so that would give me six hours of work a day. But I also had to consider time for daily activities and tutorial videos. So my plan looked something like this:

• Monday: Research and planning, 4 hours.
• Tuesday: 1st. phase, 3 hours.
• Wednesday: 1 st. phase, 2 hours and 1 hour for feedback.
• Thursday: 2nd. phase, 4 hours.
• Friday: Finalizing, 3 hours. 

I made a search in google for goblets and here is the ones that really caught my attention:

As I was "googeling" I realized that goblets can have very varied shapes and forms. Some looked like glass for wine, others looked like horns. I became particularly inspired by the goblets with twist.
After the search I created some thumbnail sketches of various goblets.

Even though there was a lot of ideas and much better goblets in the thumbnails, my skills in 3Ds Max is limited so I didn't want to create a goblet that exceeded my skills.
So I started sketching out a goblet that would look nice and which I still would be able to complete.

Here is the reference for the spiral:

I wanted something similar to the column with the cylinders apart, as I think that looks better than if it looks like just one spiral. Like the column beneath here.

Then I started working on the concept art for the goblet.

Since I use Sketchbook Pro when I'm drawing, it was easy to create the stand and top. Because in Sketchbook Pro there is rulers for lines and circles and is much better to design in rather than Photoshop.

So in the modelling part of the assignment I drew the shape of the bottom and used the lathe tool to create the bottom-part of the goblet.

I then created four cylinders and used the twist tool to twist the four cylinders around each other 360 degrees and taper the spiral a bit.

I then drew one more shape and used the lathe tool to create the top of the goblet.

After some minor adjustement on the vertexes and adding a gray color to the goblet, it was finished.

Wireframe top

Wireframe side

Wireframe three-quarter view

Top view

Side view

 Three-quarter view

All in all I would say I'm quite happy with the result. A quite organic-looking goblet.

I've worked 100% after my schedule, asked in forums for help and used the tutorial videos for what it's worth. I'm also quite pleased with my desicion to create a goblet with my current skills in 3Ds Max and not get way ahead of myself.